Jeopardy!’ under fire over ‘woke’ question about pronouns

Host Ken Jennings read a clue about pronouns ‘xem/xyrs/xemself’ on Monday’s episode

In the category “Speech! Parts of Speech!,” one of the contestants selected the $600 clue, which, as host Ken Jennings read, was “xem, xyrs, xemself.” The same contestant buzzed in to answer “What are pronouns?,” and Jennings awarded him the money, saying, “Those are pronouns, neopronouns.”

The prefix “neo” means “new” — neopronouns are new pronouns, typically ones that are used to avoid “he” or “she.”

It has been my opinion of Ken Jennings he is always trying to prove how smart he is only making himself look ridiculous.