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German ministers have cracked down on 'gender neutral' language in universities as a culture war rages against the use of male and female nouns.
Last month, nine German universites including Konstanz and Stuttgart released common guidelines which gave advice to staff and students on how to avoid the use of masculine and feminine forms of nouns.
However, Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder, 54, has slammed the new gender neutral language regulations at universities as 'indoctrination'.
He has also ordered a review into the contents of the guides saying that language cannot be 'prescribed' and that students who do not use the new terminology should not be marked down.
German Minister Markus Söder, 54, (pictured) has slammed the new 'gender neutral' language guidelines published by universities as 'indoctrination'
The special language guides warned against the use of male forms of words to refer to groups of men and women - which has been traditionally used in German to address groups in general.
Speaking to local newspaper, Augsburger Allgemeine, Mr Söder, who is also the leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party, said that it would be intolerable if academics were to mark down students who failed
