Word Games

omeone's found new words and phrases to be offended by:

According to the webpage, the anti-racist language guide is intended “to help us communicate in a way that validates our audience, is respectful, and helps us recognize and replace harmful language.” The language guide is intended for staff at the library when writing website content, writing an email, making a presentation, and when communicating with others. One of the phrases in the guide is “whitelist,” which is considered racist because of its “association of the color black with negative and white with positive reflects negative stereotypes.” [RELATED: Dem Congressman wants to double Pell Grant, says inflation is ‘eating away’ at ability to afford college] Hold down the fort, for example, “stems from settlers in North America building forts and guarding them against Native American intruders,” the anti-racist language guide contends. The phrase “peanut gallery” is also deemed racist by the language guide, which states it “was an area in the theater with the cheapest seats and reserved mostly for Black people and less affluent immigrants.” “Tipping point,” according to the language guide, is racist because “the term became synonymous with white flight” in the 20th century.

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