🇺🇸 For the first time, « iel », a non-binary pronoun equivalent to the neutral « they » in English has been added on the renown French dictionary “Le Petit Robert” (online version only at the moment). And many French people are upset! The minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer is outraged and even French first lady Brigitte Macron, who used to be a French teacher, commented that she’s not in favor of it. Et vous, êtes-vous pour ou contre ?
You can see Brigitte Macron’s comment in this French article:
The director of “Petit Robert” explains their choice here in this short video with French subtitles: