Article in the Times about Chelsea Clinton by Jodi Kantor

What I found fascinating about this article was the non gender specific language the journalist used in describing Chelsea Clinton.  She did refer to her as Ms. Clinton which makes sense.  I refer to myself as Ms. Rose (duh).

But Kantor referred to Chelsea’s boyfriend as her partner and companion.  I’m struck by how grown-up this comes across as.  Not only does it not specify what kind of relationship Ms. Clinton (notice my transition there) is having by gender but also evades the whole romantic aspect too.  Personally, I liked this approach a lot.  It’s a refreshing departure form the gender coded language found in other articles.