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(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Florida International University is trying to make the world a better place.
Hence, it’s employing a tried and true weapon in the war over what is: words.
The school’s issued an Academic & Student Affairs “ Inclusive Language Guide ” so it can teach everyone what terms to exclude.
And it comes courtesy of a sensible source: FIU’s Office of Social Justice & Inclusion .
The handbook begins, “Language is a way of communicating, acknowledging and validating identities, ideas, concerns, requests and culture. Inclusive language communicates our values.”
“We choose to represent our values and ideals at Florida International University,” it heralds, “as inclusive , respectful, and kind.”A few goals of the guide : Meeting inclusive standards in professional or social communications Reflecting and supporting people’s chosen identities in name, pronoun use, and with other relevant identity-affirming language Validating the agency of the individual(s) being spoken of in the determination of their own identities and needs So how’s inclusivity accomplished?Several examples are on offer, in the form of do’s and don’t’s. Positive and Affirming: “ Please help these individuals find their seats.” Non-Inclusive: “ Please help these gays find their seats.” Don’t use descriptions as nouns: Right: “I want to know […]
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