Tutors forced to call student ‘His Majesty’ after he changed his pronoun to mock University of Michigan’s gender-neutral PC brigade
Grant Strobl noticed he could choose whatever title he wanted. So he went all out
A STUDENT now goes by the title 'His Majesty' to take the mickey out of gender neutral activists at his university.
The University of Michigan recently announced a new initiative to allow students to select their preferred gender pronouns through an online service.
So 24-year-old His Majesty Grant Strobl - noticing the system lets you choose whatever title you want - opted for the regal moniker.
He told : "I thought it was definitely fitting to point out how absurd this new policy is by choosing ‘His Majesty.
"It’s a recognised honorific and it is definitely absurd for anybody to be called ‘His Majesty’ in America."
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The uni's name system was designed to help professors know what to call their students - whether it's he, she or the gender-neutral zi or zir.
“Asking about and correctly using someone’s designated pronoun is one of the most basic ways to show your respect for their identity and to cultivate an environment that respects all gender identities,” wrote Provost Martha Pollack in an email to students and faculty.
"'His Majesty’ is not a pronoun, but neither is zir or zi,” His Majesty Grant Strobl added.
"None of them are recognised in the English language. Everything is completely arbitrary now. You can identify as anything you want."
The student, who founded Young Americans for Freedom chapter at the University of Michigan, has been accused of insensitivity by other students.
He said: "Plenty of students have been saying that I’m not supportive of LGBT rights or LGBT students on campus.
"They say I’m disrespectful.
"As a Christian, I believe that all lives are valuable.
"I love all people. And I have no problem with people choosing a designated pronoun."
But he is concerned professors face punishment if they refuse to identify a student by their preferred gender pronoun.
"Once we go down that road, it’s very dangerous for our society and our democracy," he added.
