Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative
by ModernMech on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @06:38PM
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> People can literally be reported for using language that someone else heard and was offended by.
You can literally report anyone for anything to HR since forever. Consider them the original bias response team. The important difference is that in academia, bias response teams don’t have the power to fire or discipline anyone.
> This list would be used as proof that a particular word is harmful.
This list is only evidence of potentially harmful language, as that’s all it purports to be. That a word is on this list is not proof that it is defacto harmful.
You can literally report anyone for anything to HR since forever. Consider them the original bias response team. The important difference is that in academia, bias response teams don’t have the power to fire or discipline anyone.
> This list would be used as proof that a particular word is harmful.
This list is only evidence of potentially harmful language, as that’s all it purports to be. That a word is on this list is not proof that it is defacto harmful.