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You guys, this list of words that Stanford doesn't want us to use anymore is truly insane. https://t.co/mUMGgSSUAr pic.twitter.com/A7DtfpjIUv
— Justine Moore (@venturetwins) December 18, 2022
Actually, freedom may be on the list.
Ableism:
Insane, Lame, Crazy, Spaz and Tone Deaf – which are ” Ableist language that trivializes the experiences of people living with mental health conditions.”
Culturally Appropriative:
Brave – which “perpetuates the stereotype of the “noble courageous savage,” equating the Indigenous male as being less than a man.”
Tribe – “Historically used to equate Indigenous people with savages.”
Guru – “In the Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the word is a sign of respect. Using it casually negates its original value.”
Gender Based:
He / She – Unless you know the person you’re addressing uses “he / she” as their pronoun, it is better to use “they” or to ask the person which pronouns they use.
Ladies, Landlord/Landlady, Gentlemen / Freshman / Congressman/woman, you guys – “Lumps a group of people using gender binary language that doesn’t include everyone.”
Seminal – This term reinforces male-dominated language.
Transgendered – This term avoids connections that being transgender is something that is done to a person and/or that some kind of transition is required.
Imprecise Language:
Abort – This term can unintentionally raise religious/moral concerns over abortion.
American – This term often refers to people from the United States only, thereby insinuating that the US is the most important country in the Americas (which is actually made up of 42 countries).
Karen – This term is used to ridicule or demean a certain group of people based on their behaviors.
Thug – Although the term refers to a violent person or criminal, it often takes on a racist connotation when used in certain circles.
Trigger warning – The phrase can cause stress about what’s to follow. Additionally, one can never know what may or may not trigger a particular person.
War room – Unnecesary [Stanford spelled this wrong] use of violent language
Pull the trigger – Unnecessarily uses violent imagery to encourage another person to do something.
Killing two birds with one stone – This expression normalizes violence against animals.
Honorable mention:
Long time no see – This phrase was originally used to mock Indigenous peoples and Chinese who spoke pidgin English.
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Saw this. It’s a fascinating compilation and actually quite useful.
It’s interesting to see that some of the inventions of the academic left like “trigger warning” are now on the speech code.
First person that calls me “They” out of courtesy might get laughed at out loud.
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Yeah, I posted on the other site that Stanford continues with institutional racism as most departments offer advanced degrees steeped in racism. One called out my comment, thinking I was referring to ethnic studies as not being a worthwhile major. Sucks being a conservative and therefore painted with the broad, racist brush, but oh well.
I had added the keywords “becoming adept” to my original comment, but he failed to grasp that “becoming adept” in the new world order should replace “master”, as of course “master” refers to slavery.
So Stanford will soon be changing their advanced degrees to a Became Adept at Science and a Became Adept at Arts. . . .
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I got a chuckle out of this one.
Stop using harmful language! pic.twitter.com/OxJgOXmH6m
— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 21, 2022
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That was a really good read. Funny how the infiltration only happened outside of academia when academia stopped having capacity. Wonder where all the DEI experts go when companies start cutting costs aggressively.
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That was a really good read. Funny how the infiltration only happened outside of academia when academia stopped having capacity. Wonder where all the DEI experts go when companies start cutting costs aggressively.
I have a feeling our DEI head will have to find alternative employment in 2023. It isn’t a cost-cutting move. She’s basically flipped the table on the culture that’s been curated over 75 years (offending basically everyone), she has poor interpersonal skills, she treats budgets as if they don’t matter, and she very clearly exhibits preference for and support of one very specific diverse group at the expense of all others.
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