I was perusing a Traverse City events site – I’m always looking for interesting things to do – when I saw this description:

Description: Join GTCD and partners from across the state for Pollinate 2023, an inclusive conference for women and non-binary professionals in agriculture and natural resource conservation. 

Do you remember when the word “inclusive” meant including everyone and not excluding half the population of planet Earth? George Orwell called it “doublespeak”, saying one thing when actually meaning something quite different.

I’d like to help the GTCD with their description. Here is what it should say:

Description: Join GTCD and partners from across the state for Pollinate 2023, an inclusive conference for women and men pretending to be women in agriculture and natural resource conservation.

I’d be happy to review any future posts by the GTCD.