<mediadc-video-embed data-state="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"00000161-3486-d333-a9e9-76c6fbf30000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b93390000"},"cms.content.publishDate":1655757153517,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"0000017a-bf0a-d0ae-abff-bf4b55780000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"cms.content.updateDate":1655757153517,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"0000017a-bf0a-d0ae-abff-bf4b55780000","_type":"00000161-3461-dd66-ab67-fd6b933a0007"},"rawHtml":"
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“Using the right pronouns is a simple way to affirm someone’s identity,” Jony Rozon, an engineer with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, says in footage of the video posted online.
“It is a signal of acceptance and respect,” he continues.
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It is critical to use acceptance and respect to forge a safe space for everybody, according to the training video.
Inclusive language is crucial for doing just that, the video explains.
“Instead of saying something like ‘Hey guys,’ you can say, ‘Hey everybody,’ Rozon explains.
Including pronouns in emails and introducing oneself with pronouns are also steps sailors can take to mitigate the risk of misgendering someone, according to the video.
However, if misgendering happens, the video says there are steps to take.
“You correct yourself and move on, or you accept the correction and move on,” says Conchy Vasquez, an engineer with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
“The most important thing I can tell you is, do not put the burden of making you feel good about your mistake on the person you just misgendered.”
While misgendering is terrible, one must not pressure another person into divulging that person’s pronouns, according to the video.
“Some people may be going through the process of discovery, and they are not ready yet to tell you what their pronouns are, and that’s OK,” according to Vasquez.
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The Washington Examiner could not find evidence of pronoun or safe space training for other countries’ armed forces.
