Yeah, somebody was clueless about the Scunthorpe problem. They're probably not so clueless anymore.
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Stanford University Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative (EHLI)
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steve_bank
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One of issues was with the word field. Using the word field for a sports stadium could potentially offend blacks because slaves worked in fields.
Don2 (Don1 Revised)
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A lot of people got butt hurt from this list. Perhaps White Christian Conservatives should now get some reparations due to this list of suggested words in certain contexts for the I.T. department at a private university.
steve_bank
Diabetic retinopathy and poor eyesight. Typos ...
If you have been around blacks and Latinos the list should have been 'racally inclusive'.
Consider the La city council Latinos caught trashing blacks.
Consider the La city council Latinos caught trashing blacks.
repoman
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More like the Country Problem, which was photoshopped to be Hilary Clinton
But, seems like the guy is one, so maybe this was not accidental by the photographer.
But, seems like the guy is one, so maybe this was not accidental by the photographer.
Everyone should be bothered by this; that our once great universities are wasting time and money on such complete bullshit.
Elixir
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When were they great, and what made them great?
Oh, right. Stanford contributed nothing to America’s economic and technological success. My bad.
Elixir
Made in America
My oh my, you are fickle.
My brother’s kid graduated from Stanford and got a grad degree in aeronautical engineering. But that was just a few years ago, so it must have been long after the “once great” era that you referenced but failed to identify. It’s amazing that he got a ton of job offers despite the current non-greatness of Stanford University.
laughing dog
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"Once great"? Stanford is still one of the top universities in the world, let alone in the nation (at least according to US News and World Reports - Stanford one of top universities in the world
As to "wasting time and money", every institution "wastes" some time, money and effort on something. So you really have nothing to worry about at all, except to know what you are talking about.
Don2 (Don1 Revised)
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Volunteers wasted time with a list of suggestions. The Stanford I.T. department barely used a fraction of that time. White Christian Conservatives wasted the most time screaming the sky is falling and imagining Jade Helm and FEMA camp scenarios. Who is going to give all these conservatives reparations for the time they wasted? Do you know how much money it costs in a court lawsuit when conservatives are butt hurt? We're talking trillions in emotional damage here, considering how widespread the dystopian fantasies became: WSJ and Fox News and Friends and other sociopaths covered this. How can one quantify something like this?
Then why is it diverting resources to police speech?
Elixir
Made in America
What resources, exactly? And what are they 'diverting' it from? You've been informed that volunteers did most of the work.
If suggestions=policing, I assume you know of some statutory authority that would allow Stanford to arrest violators of their suggestions, and refer them to a prosecutorial entity. Could you please enlighten us about that?
laughing dog
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It never was about policing speech. There was no enforcement mechanism in their suggestions. And Stanford University dropped the proposed suggestions. So it never diverted resources to policing speech .
I have no idea how much time and effort it took those who came up with proposal. I strongly suspect whatever it was, it is vastly overshadowed by the kneejerk over-reactions by various entities and persons.
Elixir
Made in America
Probably about the same amount of time as it took for Oleg to conclude that his speech was being policed.
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As was obvious and inevitable if you know anything about how the university system in the US actually works....
repoman
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No more Latinks!
Huzzah!
Her 3/4 view is so comely.
Huzzah!
Her 3/4 view is so comely.
repoman
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Was I serious or sarcastic? Does it matter?
Don2 (Don1 Revised)
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You can expect all conservatives having dystopian fantasies over some volunteers suggesting alternate words to an I.T. department at a private university to immediately disavow Gov Sanders. That will tell us they really stand for free speech and were not pulling our legs. Let's all hold our breaths waiting for the disavowal. It will only take a second.