RotisserieChicken007 t1_j9ylmvk wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Haven't they been called fire fighter for like forever? Just another attempt at faux outrage and clickbait.

hospicedoc t1_j9ypxwa wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Exactly. I worked as a firefighter in the 1980s and that's what we called ourselves.

Geshman t1_j9yrxch wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:43 PM

>CFO Russel told The Bolton News: “As Chief Fire Officer I have set out a clear and positive mission to tackle negative behaviours and attitudes within Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, and to foster an inclusive environment that welcomes and respects all colleagues.

Some shit stirrer: "Is this 'wokeism' gone mad"

ButterscotchSure6589 t1_j9z3gds wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Didn't know a bloke calling himself a fireman was a negative attitude, thank goodness this mental colossus is here to put us right. Wouldn't want to be rescued by someone not fully with it.

Malforus t1_j9zzzw4 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:37 PM

If you have a woman firefighter and Thad decides to use it as a lever to be a limp hanging genital than it can me.

Gh0stMan0nThird t1_ja1gl4x wrote on February 26, 2023 at 3:14 AM

> If you have a woman firefighter and Thad decides to use it as a lever to be a limp hanging genital than it can me.

Can someone translate this comment please

AqUaNtUmEpIc t1_j9zcabn wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:59 PM

I think it’s because the term fireman “will not be tolerated” in spite of firemen existing. A male fire fighter can no longer refer to himself as a fireman. The chief said the term still sneaks into todays nomenclature and they won’t allow it.

Imaginary-Voice1902 t1_ja0bzcy wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:01 PM

There really aren’t more pressing matters than controlling how people describe themselves?