Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative

Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:00AM (#34066758)

See, you're already seeing it as insulting someone; that's a you issue. Intent is important there.

If your intent is to describe someone as non-vocal, you can use inoffensive language; you'll sound more cleverer, too.

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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by Pigalowda on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:39AM (#34067372)

I am confused by your comment. He is demonstrating that the alternative words can be used offensively if that is one’s desire. Why is that a “you” issue?

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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by jtbayly on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:27AM (#34067179)

Mankind is being retarded by committees manned by supposed gurus that are actually just Karens who circle the wagons and beat the dead horse of insisting that the rest of the world is just a bunch of racist ableist hicks.

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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by remarkEon on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:53AM (#34067603)

As a rule of thumb, I tend to ignore blacklists like this and just go about my business.

Btw it looks like Stanford has thrown up a login wall on the site, which is … amusing.

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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by colpabar on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @10:58AM (#34067679)

"Alt-right/neo-nazi/white-supremacist trolls flood Stanford's inclusive language page with hateful comments, University limits the page to students and faculty only."

Welcome to the basket of deplorables!

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