German airline introduces “gender-neutral” greetings on board

Passengers of the main German air carrier Lufthansa will no longer hear the good old greeting “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!” The company’s management decided that it “discriminates” against those who do not identify themselves as either men or women. That is, people of the “third sex”, which since 2017 has been officially recognized in Germany. From now on, on board Lufthansa, as well as its “daughters” Austrian Airlines, Swiss, Eurowings and Brussels Airlines, should sound exclusively “gender-neutral”, according to Deutsche Welle.

Among the options are “dear guests” or impersonal “good morning”. However, pilots and flight attendants can come up with something of their own, the main thing is that none of the passengers, God forbid, is offended and does not sue the company. Obviously, it will take time to switch to the rails of political correctness, therefore, a transitional period is being introduced, when you can still speak the old fashioned way and not be afraid of sanctions. What exactly awaits the crew, who broke the taboo on the mention of men and women, is not yet clear.

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It is really becoming unsafe to joke about gender and especially “transgender” topics in Germany

It is really becoming unsafe to joke about gender and especially “transgender” topics in Germany, especially for public people. Once the Minister of Defense of Germany Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had the imprudence to “pin up” the capital’s innovation – toilets for people of the “third sex”. During the carnival, whose atmosphere was conducive to harmless jokes, Mrs Karrenbauer, with rude German humor, said that the cabins with abstract “identification marks” are intended for those “who have not yet decided how to go to the toilet – while standing or already sitting.” After this, the Christian Democratic minister and a mother of three, who did not hide her conservative beliefs, was accused of all mortal sins.

Meanwhile, courses of “gender neutral language” have been introduced for their employees by the German Railways – this is stated on the company’s website. It is part of a corporate strategy that saw the first LGBT rainbow train leave Berlin for Munich last weekend. Another fashion trend has reached German transport workers – the fight against racial discrimination, which is often seen where it does not exist. Thus, the public transport operator in Hanover, following Berlin, Munich and Nuremberg, abandoned the stable expression “travel in black”, that is, without a ticket. Allegedly, it “evokes negative associations.” Now “hares” will be called “persons without a valid travel document” and nothing else.