"Les pibis", the expression with inclusive language of a young national official that exploded in the networks

08/12/2020 - 18:23

• Clarín.com
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The inclusive language , although it continues being resisted, gained much ground between the j {Young People. Now, a name of the young official Lucas Grimson , a member of the Directorate of Adolescents and Youth of the Ministry of Health, surprised because he transferred the use of the "e".

The words in question were " les pibis ", which even installed a new category of young people apart from pibes and pibas.

"It is key that we young people also take care of ourselves. No one is more cool for not wearing a mask on the street or for putting it on badly. The kids, the girls, the pibis  can be part of facing this pandemic," Grimson said at a conference in the International Youth Day .

Lucas Grimson, member of the Department of Adolescents and Youth of the Ministry of Health. (Capture)

" Nobody is more cool for not wearing a chinstrap on the street, " said the Youth Directorate in the morning report of the health portfolio, while reporting on the actions they are taking to accompany this pandemic and its psychosocial consequences.

From the body they called to highlight "the participation" of that group in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and, as a message, they recalled that "no one is more cool for not wearing a mask on the street or putting it on badly."

"On this date we focus on the participation of adolescents and young people in decision-making and health promotion actions in the context of the pandemic. We understand health from an integral conception and it is essential to consider participation as part of this, "said Grimson who, during his participation, addressed using inclusive language.

Regarding the pandemic, Grimson recognized that "confinement can generate anger, boredom, loneliness" but that it is important to remember "that both distance and isolation are physical but not emotional."

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