Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 1st June 2021

Dilbert//11735, first published five years ago on Tuesday 1st June 2021

Anythey

Tags

business, company, policy, pronouns, anythey, question, offensive

Official transcript

boss in meeting: the new company policy is to use "they"

in place of offensive pronouns. does anythey have a comment or question?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE NEW COMPANY POLICY IS TO USE "THEY" IN PLACE OF OFFENSIVE PRONOUNS.

DOES ANYTHEY HAVE A COMMENT OR QUESTION?

"ANYTHEY"?

DON'T FIGHT IT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The 'They' Policy"

Summary:

The comic strip depicts a company's new policy of using "they" as a singular pronoun to refer to individuals whose gender is unknown or non-binary. The scene shows a group of employees discussing the policy, with one employee asking if anyone has a comment or question. Another employee responds with a humorous remark, saying "anythey" (a play on "anyway") and "don't fight it." The strip pokes fun at the idea of trying to force a particular language or terminology on others, highlighting the challenges of implementing inclusive policies in a workplace setting.

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