A London fire station‘s tweet calling out popular British kids’ show “Peppa Pig” for using sexist language has spread like wildfire – and sparked a debate about gender specific wording。
伦敦一家消防局在推特上指责英国儿童节目《小猪佩奇》使用性别歧视语言，这条推特发出后迅速传播开来，并引发了一场关于性别特定措辞的热议。
In a “Peppa Pig” episode called “The Fire Engine，” Peppa‘s mother is dressed up as a firefighter and the narrator says this：
“Mummy pig is dressed as a fireman。“
在《小猪佩奇》的《消防车》一集中，佩奇妈妈穿着消防员的制服，旁白这样说道：“佩奇妈妈穿成了消防员的样子。”
That‘s when the London Fire Brigade chimed in on Sunday。
伦敦消防队于周日介入这件事
“拜托@小猪佩奇，我们已经不是fireman都30年了。你们的用词对孩子有很大影响。使用过时的刻板词汇会让女孩不愿意当消防员。”
The tweet has racked up more than 600 comments with mixed reviews of support and disgust。
这条推特已经收到了600多条评论，评论褒贬不一。
“Fight fires， leave politics alone，“ responded @FroggattSteve。
“救火就行了，不要跟政治扯上关系”
“We agree！ You have to see it to be it， and subtle language does influence choices，“ said @ntjustaprincess， which @LondonFire later retweeted。
“我们同意！你必须看到什么就是什么，微妙的语言确实影响选择。”
小编在这里也对
一些可能会造成性别歧视的单词做一整理，
以后在碰到这些单词可要注意了！
| UNACCEPTABLE✘ | ACCEPTABLE✔ |
|---|---|
| man， mankind | humans， the human race， people |
| mailman， postman | mail carrier， postal worker |
| policeman， fireman | police officer， firefighter |
| businessmen | business executives， business people |
| congressmen | members of congress， state representatives |
| councilmen | council members |
| spokesman | representative， advocate |
| chairman | chair， chairperson 来源：每日学英语微信公众账号 |
