gendered language

I couldn't help but share this clip from last night's Colbert Report. In his 'Tip of the Hat, Wag of the Finger' segment, Colbert talks about new efforts to de-gender language found in textbooks. (more after the jump)

how much it shocks my heart to hear how often the expression "you guys" is used in everyday language, especially in social movement/radical community spaces.

I don't mean to be unsympathetic or humorless or heartless. Yes I understand how difficult it is to replace that phrase with something else. But I promise it can be done. And talking about love and revolution and radical politics and building a movement feels so much better once "you guys" is gone.