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IC: Proposed by Bianca Venkman, Assistant to the Delegate-Ambassador... again. The title is D-A Smith's fault.Word count: 253
OOC: Thank you, Maria Beatrice Giovanardi... and not for the first time, either.
Minimising Gender Stereotypes in Dictionaries
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.Category: Moral DecencyStrength: MildProposed by: Tinhampton
Disappointed that some dictionaries sold in member states still contain definitions of the word "woman" which depict women in a degrading manner relative to men and non-binary people,
Believing that such depictions normalise negative gender stereotypes, which can subsequently lead to decreased levels of self-esteem and wellbeing among women, and
Convinced, subsequently, that it is in the best interest of this august body to reduce the prevalence of such depictions - especially in media as fundamental to sapient development in each member state as dictionaries...
The General Assembly hereby:
- defines a "dictionary" as any resource published in any format (including in print, online, and on machine-readable disc) with the intention of defining each word in common usage in a given language, and
- strongly urges the publishers of each dictionary produced or sold in any member state to amend their definition of the word "woman" (including synonyms and real-world examples of usage) to:
- ensure that it does not contain any phrasing which a reasonable reader of that dictionary will believe to be sexist, degrading towards women, or otherwise objectionable, or
- where this is not viable, clearly label such phrasing as being sexist,
- recommends that the publishers of each such dictionary make similar changes to the definitions of any other word which refers to an arbitrary, reductive characteristic that can be held by an individual, and
- clarifies that this resolution does not impose any restrictions on freedom of expression on behalf of the World Assembly itself.