We are living in an increasingly regulated world since politically correct, words must be weighed, calculated, calibrated ... I never thought I'd be accused of sexism (!) just for being a musician!
Well yes, unbelievable, but the politically correct has also entered the musical world. The PAMA, Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance, an American association of audio producers, which has decided to do something to regulate the thorny issue once and for all.
Inclusion
The password is inclusion, we have to face problems of obsolete language and terminology to encourage inclusion, the non-throwing of categories that could be considered offended, let's equalize everything.
“The intent is to get PAMA members to recommend the adoption of an internal structure within their organizations for the implementation of unified terminology across the industry, in the spirit of inclusiveness and consistency. It's a question of mutual respect" Karam Kaul explained, chairman of the association's board of directors and member of the inclusion committee.
Sexists and racists !!
Let's get to the point. How many times have you inserted a male plug into a female socket? Enough of this sexism, you just have to use words plug and socket, forget about sex.
And how many times have we been insensitive to such terminologies master / slave? Much better primary / secondary.
And what about the whitelist / blacklist? How much racism in this terminology ...
But the news, born as a simple proposal, began to make the rounds of the web when they embraced the cause SoundGirls, an association that "supports women who work in professional audio and music production, highlighting their success and providing them with a place to connect, network and share advice and experiences", a kind of feminist musical movement (but it will also be inclusive of the poor boys?
Karrie Keyes, executive director of SoundGirls, monitor engineer of Pearl Jam for 25 years and a pro who has toured bands such as Soundgarden and Red Hot Chili Peppers, commented, “Applause for PAMA seeking to introduce neutral language into the audio industry. It is a huge undertaking, but we must continue to work to bring about significant changes in this sector ”.
So let it be neutral! The document is clear
We report the highlights of the new nomenclator
We will no longer use the sexist terms Male / Female rather Socket / Plug - Plug / Socket
No more insensitive Master / Slave, better use Primary / Secondary - Primary / Secondary
Enough with racism Whitelist / Blacklist, we will use Inclusion / Excludion list
To protect the sensitivity of those suffering from pathologies we will not say Check / Sanity check but Validation / Verification - Validate / Verifiy
Offensive words like Dummy must be replaced with placeholder - placeholder, enough with the terms Crazy / Insane , it also takes sensitivity in language!
But there is more
Fortunately, in some languages it cannot be done, but if you find yourself speaking in English, just don't give things a sex, enough with the plug, the socket, etc. ... enough with the appellations "He / She / him / hers / his ", From today everything must be appealed with a neutral "It".
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