the university of new Hampshire has a language guide.....
The guide recommends terms such as “U.S. citizen,” “resident of the U.S.” and “North American or South American” as “preferred.”
Many other innocuous words are also listed on the guide as “problematic,” notes Campus Reform, which first reported on the guide.
Here’s some additional highlights:
Problematic: Opposite sex. Preferred: Other sex.
Problematic: Homosexual. Preferred: Gay, Lesbian, Same Gender Loving
Problematic: Normal … healthy or whole. Preferred: Non-disabled.
Problematic/Outdated: Mothering, fathering. Preferred: Parenting, nurturing.
Problematic/Outdated: Obese, overweight people. Preferred: People of size.
“We offer this guide as a way to promote discussion and to facilitate creative and accurate expression,” campus officials state
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