German Army wants to change the name of "EPa"

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German Army wants to change the name of "EPa"

Post by housil » Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:20 pm

In German language is a diffidence between males and females when talking e.g. about professions.

A "butcher" is the male version, add an "in" to make it female like "butcherin". Like the "actor" and "actress" in English.
There is a big discussion everywhere going on about the right gender. German Green party demands, everybody can change his sex once a year, even teenagers and children.....

So also the German Army "Bundeswehr" wants to make sure, no Karens sue them for the wrong gender in their description "Einmannpackung" as the "mann" could mean "males" only (what came from "Mannschaft" = team). What normal peoples with common sense understand as "food ration individual", these Karens complain it says "food ration males". With now also females in the military, this description may be discriminating against woman and divers.

So German Quarter Masters launched a "contest" to find a new, gender neutral name for their ration but it must fit into the old abbreviation "EPa".

https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Bundeswehr ... 58146.html

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Re: German Army wants to change the name of "EPa"

Post by Amelieee1 » Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:23 pm

housil wrote:
Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:20 pm
In German language is a diffidence between males and females when talking e.g. about professions.

A "butcher" is the male version, add an "in" to make it female like "butcherin". Like the "actor" and "actress" in English.
There is a big discussion everywhere going on about the right gender. German Green party demands, everybody can change his sex once a year, even teenagers and children.....

So also the German Army "Bundeswehr" wants to make sure, no Karens sue them for the wrong gender in their description "Einmannpackung" as the "mann" could mean "males" only (what came from "Mannschaft" = team). What normal peoples with common sense understand as "food ration individual", these Karens complain it says "food ration males". With now also females in the military, this description may be discriminating against woman and divers.

So German Quarter Masters launched a "contest" to find a new, gender neutral name for their ration but it must fit into the old abbreviation "EPa".

https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Bundeswehr ... 58146.html
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Re: German Army wants to change the name of "EPa"

Post by Smitty » Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:07 pm

A contest you say? "But Smitty, their names are unbeatable" rrreaaaalllly....

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Cue a internet fueled name such as RationMcRationface...

Oh, nevermind, I see it still has to be "EPA"...well that's going to stifle the creativity...
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Re: German Army wants to change the name of "EPa"

Post by soulflysi » Tue Jul 06, 2021 5:34 am

Einfraumanpackung.

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