David V. Forrest ’60

8 Years Ago

Watch Your Language

I’m a former Princeton Tiger cartoonist who couldn’t resist drawing the above, in response to the University’s recent inclusive-speech instructions.


Editor’s note: The “gender-inclusive language” guidelines developed by Princeton’s HR department were “clarified and streamlined” in September “to eliminate any misunderstanding of their purpose and scope,” a University spokesman said. Freshmen and alumni/alumnae are no longer on the list of words to be avoided.

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