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Nothing on the gender-neutrality front can surprise me anymore, and yet earlier this month I was taken aback, writes linguist Marianne Rathje in this column.

Denmark still lags behind when it comes to linguistic gender neutrality

Several old children's songs have started to be changed from male to female names. Arkivfoto: Martin Bubandt
Several old children's songs have started to be changed from male to female names. Arkivfoto: Martin Bubandt

I 1980’erne kunne man på plakater i børnehaver og klistermærker i bilruder møde sloganet ’Har du talt med dit barn i dag?’.

I dag er spørgsmålet til forældrene snarere blevet: ’Har du afkønnet dit sprog til dit barn i dag?’.

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