This reminds me that the dumbest people I ever met was when I was in university.
Absolutely insane: Stanford releases list of words you shouldn't use anymore
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Looks like the Swiss aren't very "progressive".
Swiss government rejects 3rd gender option, at least for now - ABC News
Swiss government rejects 3rd gender option, at least for now - ABC News
And it is a stupid argument.
It is the only Country in the Americas that have the Word America in the name of the Country. And almost every country identifies it's citezens by adding an "an" at the end of their country name.
People from Canada are "Canadian". People from Mexico are "Mexican". People from Columbia are "Columbian".
The full name of the United States of America is just too long to say and add an "an" at the end. So, it was shortened to "American", because "Unitedan" or "Statesan" sound dumb.
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The radical left wants to tear down everything that is in it's path.
Controlling speech is paramount to their quest.
This is just another brick in their road.
Hopefully platforms like TYT calling them out will help to squash these initiatives...
Controlling speech is paramount to their quest.
This is just another brick in their road.
Hopefully platforms like TYT calling them out will help to squash these initiatives...
Cenk is actually very reasonable, he’s a former Republican, and doesn’t always side with the far left
I have to think on calling him reasonable,lol. But he is entertaining I will give him that.
But I will say this with these platforms. I don't think they could maximize their profits if they were centrists.
So I get why they go to where they are. Both far right and radical left.
And at the same time people will argue with me that my concept of the radical left is incorrect. Conversely I will tell them that their idea of the alt right is wrong.
Even so, does this apply to the students there? I dont think they should be forcing students either.
No but taking offense is an American pastime, so taking even benign words and pretending they're pejorative is just what happens.
Wow. A daily mail article meant to inflame culture war panic in people who have absolutely nothing to do with any university.
Officially, Canada is "The Dominion of Canada". I've never met a Canadian who called themself/ himself/ herself a Dominionian.
America is the noun in United States of America. United States is an adjective. In the past, that adjective has been used by other countries, like The United States of Brazil, (Official name from 1937-67). Australia is also a country of United States, although She has never used the term officially.
Substituting "US Citizen" for American is also inaccurate, as there are many Americans who are not citizens, and there are many US Citizens who are not residents of America.
I also don't think that most White people born in South Africa or Zimbabwe, or natives of Egypt, would refer to themselves as African-Americans, if they emigrated to the USA, but technically the term is accurate.
I think the purpose of this Stanford language change is to try to recognize illegal aliens as citizens.
Some people don't have a life and/or have too much time on their hand.
I only ever saw Home Alone and don't remember hearing/seeing that word in the movie.
