Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative

Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by enchiridion on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @08:59AM (#34065933)

Corporations are going to see this list save start applying it. The new DEI corporate officers need something to do.

It’s not a personal choice and I’m sure it will be enforced in short order.

If someone can’t distinguish in context that words mean different things, they need to change, not everyone else.

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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by A4ET8a8uTh0 on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:05AM (#34067804)

So.. a little before Covid hit, some of our leaders decided ( so they were a little ahead of the curve ) to attempt to change names like blacklist to something more neutral in tone. What they quickly found out is that it would cost actual cash money as the change would reverberate throughout the system used. All of a sudden, the proposal was quietly dropped.

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