Posted on 02/03/2021 6:32:36 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Amid a nationwide movement to remove statues, symbols, and words in the name of inclusion, Campus Reform rounded up recent examples of words that have been banned on college campuses.
1. MSU eliminates the terms 'foreign' and 'alien'
Michigan State University announced it would no longer use the terms “foreign” and “alien” in order to create a more inclusive environment. In October, Provost Teresa Woodruff addressed the Associated Students of MSU general assembly to announce the new “non-pejorative” language. Woodruff stated that moving forward, international students should be referred to as “non-domestic” or “international” to help “create a culture of not us vs. them, but of each other.”
2. UPitt scraps “homecoming king” and “homecoming queen” titles
After the University of Pittsburgh’s Alumni Association called for a policy change to end the use of the terms “king” and “queen,” the university announced in October that it will no longer use the traditional titles. Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations Nancy Merritt called the terms “antiquated” language. Instead, the school will provide a “Spirt of Pitt" award to homecoming royalty.
3. UC tells students ‘do not’ say ‘Chinese Virus' and do not allow others to say it
In March, the University of California’s Council of Chief Diversity officers released a “guidance document” regarding how to hold a “positive and inclusive” campus climate during the pandemic. The list tells students and faculty to “reject racism, sexism, xenophobia and all hateful or intolerant speech, both in person and online.” It also instructs students to not use terms such as “Chinese Virus” and to not allow the use of these terms by others.
4. UVA instructor wants to ban the term ‘student-athlete’
An instructor at the University of Virginia called to abolish the phrase “student-athlete," claiming it has "arguably racial" undertones. In an op-ed, Molly Harry defended calling the term racially charged by saying that “today, the majority of revenue-producing athletes in the sports of football and men’s basketball are Black. They are coached mostly by White men.” She also pointed out that the man who coined the term student-athlete was a White man.
5. Vanderbilt lists "sexual reassignment surgery" as an "outdated" term
In December, Vanderbilt University published a "Gender Affirmation Toolkit" for its employees in an effort to create a safe work environment. The toolkit explains how to properly use terms like "gender identity," "gender expression," and "sexual orientation.” It also listed "sexual reassignment surgery" on its list of "outdated" and "demeaning" words.
6. Leading ‘anti-racist’ prof calls the term ‘legal vote’ ‘racist’
In November, Boston University's Director of the Center for Anti-Racist Research Ibram Kendi said the phrase "legal vote" is racist. He said it is "as fictionally fraught and functionally racist as the terms 'illegal alien' and 'race neutral' and 'welfare queen' and 'handouts' and 'super predator' and 'crackbaby' and 'personal responsibility' and 'post racial."
"The misinformation of widespread voter fraud—or 'illegal voting' —in Detroit, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Phoenix where Black and Brown voters predominate is baked into the term 'legal vote,'" Kendi added. "No matter what GOP propaganda says, there’s nothing wrong with those voters and votes."
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Racist terms include ‘race neutral’ ‘personal responsibility’ and ‘legal vote’?
I wish I was someone who could offend these nitwits every single day.
“It’s okay to be white.”
How does Dr. Kendi (even if he does not have a PhD I expect he identifies as a Doctor) feel about ‘academic grifter’ or ‘race baiter’ or ‘politically correct mafia?’
Ever feel like saying: A very merry Kung Flu to you and yours.
All you bitter crackers better pay attention, there will be a quiz later
It’s great to be white!
(Did any woke heads explode out there?)
I suppose that faggot and wetback are frowned upon.
All Lives Matter!!!
MSU grads can’t go near jet engines because they won’t be able to relay to anyone if one received foreign object damage. Also they can’t go near the Space Force because they’ll have to use a paragraph to describe any encounter with aliens rather than just the simple “aliens are attacking!”
So, at the MSU medical clinic, when some kid comes in with a tree branch impaled through his leg, they’ll operate to remove the “non-domestic body”?
Everything here has to do with enforcing “political correctness”, nothing else.
Everything here has to do with enforcing “political correctness”, nothing else.
And among the list of words should be added “learn”, “investigate”, “empirical evidence”, “mathematics”, “read”, “write”, “forgive”, etc.
I would think that the word “mask” is quite getting high on the nerves of many attending university and of the groupspeak mindset. Now they’re talking about double and triple layers of masks.
Would it be so bold as to say that we may see some going about wearing environment suits, either self-made or bought?
Everything is racist, therefore in reality nothing is racist.
This is so gay.
So what’s the point of this stupid-ass article besides acting as clickbait? Who gives a flying fig that some Nazi nut at a college wants to ban a word? So what?
Send the weenie to a biker bar and they’ll say the word to his zit face all day. Weenie college boi would crap in his soi-boy pants. Now that would be an interesting story.
This article is crap. Try to find a more interesting article.
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