Breaking! US University Changes Spelling of ‘Women’ To Avoid Adding Men
The university’s Office of Financial and Administrative Services revealed a list of terms on a webpage embedded within its “Diversity Commitment,” denoting them all as “language [that] matters.”
“Wimmin, Womyn and Womxn” were on the list released by the University of Texas. The term “Wimmin” was described as “A nonstandard spelling of the word ‘women’ used by feminists to avoid the word ending ‘- men.”
Furthermore, “Womxn” could be used “to get away from patriarchal language