Delta’s DEI Officer Does Away With “Ladies and Gentlemen”

We are in a war of ideas, language and worldviews.  You’ve heard it a ton but we seem to be entering the world of George Orwell’s 1984 book where language can get you in a ton of trouble if you use it wrong.  Today we read that Delta will no longer say, “Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to flight 666 and we will begin boarding shortly.”  Evidently even using that general phrase could really make a non-binary or gender fluid person very uncomfortable!  “Their thinking became futile as they were given over to delusion.”  Romans 1

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Over the last few years, Delta Air Lines has embraced the diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) agenda under the purview of a chief officer who believes that the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" isn't inclusive. 

Delta's Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Impact Officer Kyra Lynn Johnson has said publicly Delta is striving to "boldly pursue equity" which has impacted every level of the company, from its hiring practices to the language it uses in gate announcements. 

"So we're beginning to take a hard look at things like our gatehouse announcements. You know, we welcome ‘ladies and gentlemen.’ And we've asked ourselves, ‘Is that as gender inclusive as we want to be?’" Johnson said during a February 2021 panel with other DEI insiders. "You know, we're looking at some legacy language that exists in some of our employee manuals. And getting to the root of the way some things are described and saying, ‘Does that actually send a message of inclusivity?’"

 https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/deltas-top-dei-officer-jettisons-ladies-gentlemen-gate-announcements-part-equity-push