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Colorado State: 'Avoid' using 'Americans,' 'America'

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  1. Steve N

    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    You guys are going to love this. Colorado State has compiled a list of politically incorrect and racist words that should be avoided. Among them are birth defect, cake walk, Eenie meenie miney moe, Eskimo, Freshman, Ghetto, Handicap parking, Hip hip hooray, Hispanic, and the list goes on. Even the word homosexual is to be avoided.

    So who is the person who decides what is offensive and what isn't? We all know this is about feelings and most of the people these words supposedly offend probably don't even know they're supposed to be offended by them, so they need to be taught to be offended or else these offensive words won't offend anyone.

    What does it feel like to be offended? Does the world end? Do people crawl up into a ball and cry? What happens? Really, what happens? That's right, nothing.

    You can check out the list of taboo words here: https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Inclusive-Language-Guide_10_30_18.pdf

     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Steve N, Jul 18, 2019
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    I can kind of see their reasoning:

    The Americas encompass a lot more than the United States. There is South America, Central America, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean just to name a few of 42 countries in total. That's why the word "americano" in Spanish can refer to anything on the American continent. Yet, when we talk about "Americans" in the United States, we're usually just referring to people from the United States. This erases other cultures and depicts the United States as the dominant American country.

    It's a little condescending to reserve "American" for ourselves, when there are other countries that can also legitimately use that term to refer to themselves.
     
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    We've seen a lot of politically correct crap, but have we ever seen anything as sad and stupid as listing "America" and "American" as evil words to be shunned?

    Liberalism is a disease.
     
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    Like it or not, "American" means a citizen of the U.S. Period.

    We're not changing that definition like we did with "marriage".
     
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    Today's progressives and Democrats are insane.
     
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    Steve N Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Why does manhole bother Berkeley?
     
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    Probably something to do with patriarchy, but it's Berkeley, they've always been weird. Why does this push your buttons?
     
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    Why does a tweet bother you?
     
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    I guess the possibility of their disease infecting others and spreading. Insanity is dangerous when the leaders are the carriers:)
     
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    Apparently liberals are very sensitive.
     
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    There is no eye roll emoti big enough or strong enough.
     
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    Do you have a link directly to the University because the one you are using is not safe and wants to track you and it's loaded with pop-up spam and who knows what else they attach to your addy...ok I found it hidden in the body of the OP quote...Looks to me like it is a guide on how to not use slang...Oh my that is so uhm, not a big deal.
     
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    Because snowflakes need something to cry about.
     
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    Well, it's a cult. Same thing, I guess.

    BUT, it's not liberalism, it's Progressivism. Liberals are way cooler.
     
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  20. Steve N

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    I didn't have the problem you experienced, not a single pop up or who knows what else. But here is a link to some of the most absurd things you're expect to see on a college campus, it's the Colorado State site. https://thecollaborative.colostate.edu/resources/
     
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    No I think it is getting petty, let alone the non use of manhole.
     
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    Your bar for "insanity" is awfully low. When everything is "insane", nothing is.
     
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    Well, on one hand we're talking about some state college, and on the other hand we have the President of the U.S.

    You think there might be a difference between the two? Maybe just a little?
     
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    You think a normal rational person finds the term manhole offensive? Seriously. Answer honestly:) If American is offensive to you, it’s truly a mental issue.
     
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    Much of the Spanish language is masculine or feminine, I wonder how Berkeley will chop that up, or will that be racist?
     
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