#Language

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disasterdumbass

"People with a uterus" is not new terminology to erase or replace the word "women" nor does it exist to reduce women to their reproductive system.A thread First off,

Wear a mask

jessicawluther

I'm not the first to say it (not close) but I am repeatedly disgusted at the "any accountability is divisive" language -- it's abuser language, moving the work and blame

Southwest Special Ops

southwestops1

True story on Director Mike from back in the 80’s in Detroit! There was a black homeless guy who use to hang around the federal courthouse at Fort St and

Malcolm Keating

cmalcolmkeating

This is an important question, and while I am 1000% in favor of recognizing translations as philosophy, and more robust historical work, I have some thoughts on research on philosophers

Jay B Sauceda

jaybsauceda

Bigotry can exist in people and systems.To explain the systems piece, let me tell you a story about systemic racism towards Germans in Texas. In 2009 I spent the better

Ailig Ó Maolchalann / Alex Mulholland

molach95

It's worth periodically reminding folk that dialects of the Scots language differ most in terms of pronunciation & accent rather than vocabulary. Where differences are more pronounced now re: vocab,

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fmsilvestris

a lot of (leftist) ppl seem to have this overriding impulse to fix things into rigid categories, and then moralise about them. which is ofc such an *easy* way to

Annie Wu is a proud AAPI

Annie_Wu_22

today is the start of Lunar New Year! our word choice matters, and while some may call it "Chinese New Year," not everyone should use this term and here is

john r stanton

dcbigjohn

America First is explicitly a Nazi slogan, and has been for 70 years. Using "socialist" as a slur has been the rhetoric of the KKK and other racists in the

Kyle Bogosian 💡

KyleBogosian

An AI diversity/ethics researcher/activist was fired after threatening to resign from Google during a spat over a paper she was writing. I won't discuss the drama and the paper hasn't

eudora melty

clairealsto

Every time Georgia news conferences get around, people fawn over the official ASL interpreter for the state. A lot of it is your typical “ooh sign language looks so cool,

David Sumpter

Soccermatics

I have spent much of today studying the Stochastic Parrots paper by @emilymbender, @timnitGebru, @mcmillan_majora and @mmitchell_ai. (http://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/papers/Stochastic_Parrots.pdf) This paper is important for many reas

Helen McClory

HelenMcClory

What's the most beautifully written novel you've read from the last 5 years? I mean at the level of language (though of course a well plotted novel can be beautiful

NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSTRC

YH_PSTRC

Incivility: A thread1 of 10/ Have you heard of incivility in the workplace?#RaceEqualityWeek #RaceEqualityMatters@network_race@RaceEquality_UK @LiviJosephHD 2 of 10/ Most of us have seen or experienced mild to moderate rudeness or

Megan Smith

PhaedaMTG

The biggest level-up moment going from a player to a designer is learning how to "speak" like a designer, to other designers. Communicating ideas and feedback clearly and concisely has

Mandy

dreamygirl202

It seems that when it comes to feelings, women's understanding and feelings about their own sex & their bodies is secondary to feels of the other sex. Women's language, is

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