I am reminded that this diktat has come in the “Land of the Free” Harry
> On 12 Mar 2025, at 07:12, Marko Hyvonen > <0000fceacb8b45df-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> wrote: > > “The word free still existed in Newspeak, but it could only be used in such > statements as 'This dog is free from lice' or 'This field is free from > weeds'. It could not be used in its old sense of 'politically free' or > 'intellectually free' since political and intellectual freedom no longer > existed even as concepts, and were therefore of necessity nameless.” > > > > Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell (1949) > > > > From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Herbert J. > Bernstein <yaya...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 11:05:38 PM > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Words to avoid > > > > Sorry the prior message lost the attachment. Here is a complete version: > > > > Dear Colleagues, > > When I got home today, Frances presented me with an article from the > > NY Times which contained the attached list of words and the explanation, > > "As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of "woke" > > initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, > > according to a compilation of government documents." > > For this audience in particular, please note that "Mx", "polarization", > > "orientation", "status", "systemic". "discrimination", "equality", > "expression", > > "barriers", and "bias" are among the words to avoid. Care should be > > taken in writing proposals and reports since AIs may be used for screening > > and they are' likely to miss explanatory context. > > Regard, > > Herbert > > > > From: f...@marbuta.pair.com <f...@marbuta.pair.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 6:29:06 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & > Canada) > To: Bernstein, Herbert > Subject: words not to use (NYT Imes) > > accessible > activism > activists > advocacy > advocate > advocates > affirming care > all-inclusive > allyship > anti-racism > antiracist > assigned at birth > assigned female at birth > assigned male at birth > at risk > barrier > barriers > belong > bias > biased > biased toward > biases > biases towards > biologically female > biologically male > BIPOC > Black > breastfeed + people > breastfeed + person > chestfeed + people > chestfeed + person > clean energy > climate crisis > climate science > commercial sex worker > community diversity > community equity > confirmation bias > cultural competence > cultural differences > cultural heritage > cultural sensitivity > culturally appropriate > culturally responsive > DEI > DEIA > DEIAB > DEIJ > disabilities > disability > discriminated > discrimination > discriminatory > disparity > diverse > diverse backgrounds > diverse communities > diverse community > diverse group > diverse groups > diversified > diversify > diversifying > diversity > enhance the diversity > enhancing diversity > environmental quality > equal opportunity > equality > equitable > equitableness > equity > ethnicity > excluded > exclusion > expression > female > females > feminism > fostering inclusivity > GBV > gender > gender based > gender based violence > gender diversity > gender identity > gender ideology > gender-affirming care > genders > Gulf of Mexico > hate speech > health disparity > health equity > hispanic minority > historically > identity > immigrants > implicit bias > implicit biases > inclusion > inclusive > inclusive leadership > inclusiveness > inclusivity > increase diversity > increase the diversity > indigenous community > inequalities > inequality > inequitable > inequities > inequity > injustice > institutional > intersectional > intersectionality > key groups > key people > key populations > Latinx > LGBT > LGBTQ > marginalize > marginalized > men who have sex with men > mental health > minorities > minority > most risk > MSM > multicultural > Mx > Native American > non-binary > nonbinary > oppression > oppressive > orientation > people + uterus > people-centered care > person-centered > person-centered care > polarization > political > pollution > pregnant people > pregnant person > pregnant persons > prejudice > privilege > privileges > promote diversity > promoting diversity > pronoun > pronouns > prostitute > race > race and ethnicity > racial > racial diversity > racial identity > racial inequality > racial justice > racially > racism > segregation > sense of belonging > sex > sexual preferences > sexuality > social justice > sociocultural > socioeconomic > status > stereotype > stereotypes > systemic > systemically > they/them > trans > transgender > transsexual > trauma > traumatic > tribal > unconscious bias > underappreciated > underprivileged > underrepresentation > underrepresented > underserved > undervalued > victim > victims > vulnerable populations > women > women and underrepresented > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM Herbert J. Bernstein <yaya...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Dear Colleagues, > > When I got home today, Frances presented me with an article from the > > NY Times which contained the attached list of words and the explanation, > > "As President Trump seeks to purge the federal government of "woke" > initiatives, agencies have flagged hundreds of words to limit or avoid, > > according to a compilation of government documents." > > For this audience in particular, please note that "Mx", "polarization", > "orientation", "status", "systemic". "discrimination", "equality", > "expression", "barriers", and "bias" are among the words to avoid. Care > should be > > taken in writing proposals and reports since AIs may be used for screening > > and they are' likely to miss explanatory context. > > Regard, > > Herbert > > > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/
