It seems that debates about inclusive writing are back. This Monday, October 30, the Senate voted in favor of a broad measure prohibition of this practice on administrative documents.
With 221 votes in favor and 82 against, this right-wing bill would aim to do just that ” to protect ” French “the excesses of so-called inclusive writing “. Just that.
The bill also wants to ban “iel”
He plans to ban it “in all cases where the legislator (and possibly the regulatory authority) requires a document in French ” second’French media agency. Such as employment contracts, operating instructions or even internal company regulations. Legal documents containing inclusive writing would be considered inadmissible or even null and void.
This proposal also plans to ban some neologisms such as “iel”, a contraction of “he” and “she”, particularly used as a pronoun to designate non-binary people, or also, or “celeux”, a contraction of “those” and those”.
The Minister of Culture not convinced by the proposed law
The Minister of Culture, Rima Abdul-Malak itself, judged some of these measures “excessive », in particular the one which provides for the prohibition of inclusive writing in private contracts.
He estimated with theFrench media agency that the ” role »of the State is not “Not to be a language police, but to ensure equality in language “. The text will now have to be discussed in the National Assembly, but its inclusion in the agenda of the debate is far from having arrived.
For Emmanuel Macron the “masculine is neutral”
A few hours before the vote, Emmanuel Macron this practice had already been discussed. During the inauguration of the Cité de la Francophonie, he considered it “The power of syntax is not giving in to the spirit of the times”.
Before continuing: “In this language, the masculine makes the neutral. We don’t need to add dots or dashes to make it readable.”. A statement that startled many internet users. Like the linguist Laelia Véronwho on his account X (ex-Twitter), asks: “ Why does he start his speeches with “Françaises, Français” if the masculine is neutral? “.
Or the environmentalist senator Matilde Olivierwho voted against this text of the law, who for his part states: ” No, Mr President, the masculine is not neutral. This rule is a legacy of our patriarchal society. »
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