Peoplekind

From the BBC:
"Trudeau: 'Peoplekind' correction was a 'dumb joke'"

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his much-mocked comment last week on using "peoplekind" instead of "mankind" was just a joke. Mr Trudeau was accused of "mansplaining" after he told a woman she should say "peoplekind" because it was "more inclusive". His correction was panned by various media as overly politically correct. His spokesman initially said Mr Trudeau was "a proud feminist" whose policies reflect "commitments to equality". But after finding himself the butt of jokes the prime minister backed away from his comments on Wednesday during a scrum with reporters before he headed into a Liberal caucus meeting." I made a dumb joke a few days ago that seems to have gone a little viral in the room, on the peoplekind comment," Mr Trudeau told reporters." It played well in the room and in context. "Out of context it doesn't play so well, and it's a little reminder that I shouldn't be making jokes even when I think they're funny."  

^ It's nice to see when one side (the ultra-Liberal in this case) goes too far on one of their own "missions" and gets called out on it. It's even better when it's the head of the Liberal Party as well as the Prime Minister. There are more important things to worry about in Canada (and the world) than the gender of a word - especially in the English language which is one of the most gender-neutral languages. Maybe once we tackle war, terrorism, famine, crime, hunger, unemployment, the divide between the French-Canadians and the English-Canadians, poverty, the failing universal healthcare system, the divide between Aboriginals and other Canadians, etc. then we can focus on nonsense like this. I think it was blown-out of proportion on purpose  - to steer Canadians away from the real issues. I usually hope Trudeau in high respect, but not in this case. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42980511