Posted on 12/22/2022 2:41:56 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Stanford University is scrambling to respond to backlash following reports that an internal guide of removing "harmful language" from the school's online materials included the term "American."
Seeking to "eliminate many forms of harmful language, including racist, violent, and biased... language in Stanford websites and code," the guide labelled the term "American" as "imprecise" given it "often refers to people from the United States only, thereby insinuating that the US is the most important country in the Americas."
The term "American" is a common shorthand for people from the United States and no other country in the Western Hemisphere frequently uses it as an identifier for their citizens.
Now, Stanford has asserted that the Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative, under which the directive fell, did not represent a mandatory policy, but was merely part of an internal document intended for discussion between members of the school's IT department.
"First and importantly, the website does not represent university policy. It also does not represent mandates or requirements," said Stanford Chief Information Officer Steve Gallagher, per the Washington Times. "This guide for the university’s IT community is undergoing continual review."
"The spirit behind it, from the beginning, has been to be responsive to feedback and to consider adjustments based on that feedback," he went on. "We value the input we have been hearing, from a variety of perspectives, and will be reviewing it thoroughly and making adjustments to the guide."
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When I worked in Chile in 1977, somebody asked me where I was from. I answered “I’m an American.” I was shocked to see his hurt face. He responded “We are Americans, too.” That had never occurred to me before.
No, I do not offer any forgiveness.
Stanford. Fag City.
Agree. Oh, and some people are just insane.
“We value the input...”
They do value the input. Garbage in, garbage out.
Isn’t the United States of America the only country with America in its official name? If no other, then case closed for Stanford’s stupidity.
Okay, let’s correct it then and tell everyone that as a US university, American is okay and encouraged. Waiting...
Stanford University is scrambling to respond to backlash following reports that an internal guide of removing “harmful language” from the school’s online materials included the term “American.”
Many studies are complete bunkum by liberal arts professors who need to publish or keep their names in the forefront.
Too much media and too many “journalists and newsmen” crowd the airwaves trying to attract attention.
Most of the news on TV and in fact, the internet and elsewhere is rehashed bunk with “opinions” we are supposed to take seriously when the opinions should be given a loud raspberry. **including my own.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=stanford+university+runs+damage+control&ia=web
lots of hits with stanford damage control..................
WE(Stanford) are sorry we were caught.
If the horse is already dead, how are you abusing it?
I would never hire anyone from Stanford, Yale, Harvard, etc. Never. Anytime someone tells me they went there, it is a huge red flag.
“The term “American” is a common shorthand for people from the United States and no other country in the Western Hemisphere frequently uses it as an identifier for their citizens.”
WAAAAA. This is such stupidity. Americans are Americans because we live in America. Do Canadians say “I’m Canadian American” Do Peruvians say “I’m Peruvian American.” The “New World” is the only place you are not a race, you are a nationality. Maybe you can describe your race “Mestizo” etc... So tough titties if some poor Stanford administrator gets butthurt about it.
In the early 1960’s my high school Spanish teacher said many people living in Central and South America, considered themselves Americans. Your colleague though of himselve as an American and he was right.
Latin American, Central American, North American, African American, etc. etc. etc. But you all know.
Stanford Dictionary of Philosophy breaks up the Western Hemisphere into “Latin America, Mexico, America and Canada”.
Nowhere therein does it claim “America” is Latin America—There are hundreds of entries that split North and South America into the above categories, Latin America, Mexico, America and Canada.
These Stanford people are Marxist commie revisionists beyond a shadow of a doubt.
plato.stanford.edu
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