Posted on 07/19/2019 9:05:17 AM PDT by Kaslin
Colorado State University has included the words “American” and “America” on its list of language to avoid because they are not inclusive.
The school’s Inclusive Communications Task Force compiled a list of words in its Inclusive Language Guide that serve to help those on campus foster “inclusion, respect, and social justice.”
The guide states that it is not about being politically correct but instead is there to help “communicators practice inclusive language” and make everyone on campus “feel welcomed, respected, and valued.”
CSU lists both “American” and “America” as non-inclusive words "to avoid," due to the fact that America encompasses more than just the U.S. By referring to the U.S. as America, the guide claims that one “erases other cultures and depicts the United States as the dominant American country.” The school suggests using “U.S. citizen” or “person from the U.S.” as substitutes. (Campus Reform)
Among other words on the list are normal person, straight, gendered words, hip hip hooray, hold down the fort, war, starving, etc.
The guide does note, however, that the recommendations are not official policy.
"[E]ven though these guidelines are suggested and not mandatory, they place students in the uncomfortable position of reciting politically correct talking points that they may not agree with,” Nicole Neily, president of Speech First, told Campus Reform. “Words like 'American,' 'male,' and 'female' are used every day by billions of people around the world. When these students graduate, they're in for a rude awakening!"
The guide represents a growing trend in some parts of the country. As Tim reported Thursday, the city of Berkeley unanimously voted to change all official city documents so there are no gendered words.
“any school or university harboring any anti-American rules or instructions shall not be eligible to receive any federal grants, contracts or funds of any kind.” Legislation such as the above needs to be enacted asap.
This represents fanatical hatred of this country. Now way should this school receive any public funding.
Look at the bright side: These idiots are a minority and the more they push this insanity the more the help Democrats lose in 2020.
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Avoid these words or else they will do what exactly?
People should post signs at the university entrances stating “now leaving America”.
I’ll eliminate the anyone from being hired if they have the words ‘Graduated from Colorado State’ on their resume...
He might have better luck with jokes if he spelled it correctly: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia
Which means it's about being politically correct.
Not “Colorado State University” again? I thought that Marxist shithole had collapsed after its last anti-American screed.
How can so much stupid find room on just one college campus. They should dedicate another few acres, just to containing the sheer volume of stupid.
Various tribes used to refer to themselves as “The human beings”. Apparently, that was inclusive enough.
Cant order a Manhattan in Berkley.
Amen. God bless you for your service. I never served,my regret. My grandfather was a WW1 vet. My dad was only 13 in 1941. His older cousins, men I grew up calling ‘’uncles’’ were Army and Navy vets. WW2. ETO and the Pacific. My late father-in-law was 4th. Marines, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. They didn’t spill their guts all over those battle fronts so some little college brats can tell the rest of us we can’t be Americans and say so.
CSU lists both American and America as non-inclusive words “to avoid,” due to the fact that America encompasses more than just the U.S
Well, possibly this is due to the fact that neither logic nor geography might be strong intellectual points of the radical left... ;-)
Yes, indeed that is what I am hoping for, too: the so-called boomerang effect.
Yes, indeed that is what I am hoping for, too: the so-called boomerang effect.
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