Tag Archives: Language
Drop the i-word
Tweet Colorlines has just launched this really important campaign to get folks to stop calling people, and particularly immigrants, “illegal.” I wrote not too long ago about how the AP style book promotes this language. Watch the video (transcript after the jump) and you’ll be convinced. Then go sign the pledge and do what you [...]
Also tagged Activism, Immigration, Race, Racism, Uncategorized, Women of Color Comments closed
Hey AP Style Book: Immigrants aren’t “illegal”
Tweet Screw you AP Style Book. The AP Style Book is a resource for journalists on language, spelling, pronunciation and proper word usage. I’m not clear how the AP Style Book makes decisions, but it is widely regarded and highly used by journalists. This explains why most of the mainstream media still uses the term [...]
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CA school district bans the dictionary. Seriously.
Tweet Uh oh, I see the word ‘vagina’ *faints* I know we covered this in yesterday’s What We Missed, but I just had to give it a bit more ink. The Menifee, California school district has pulled all copies of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary because it contains definitions for “oral sex.” And now, the school district [...]
A new script for talking about abortion
TweetWhen a friend is sick, you bring her soup. When she loses a loved one, you bring her flowers. But what do you do when she has an abortion? Last week, one of my good friends announced to me that she was two and a half months pregnant, and had booked an appointment for an [...]
Also tagged Personal Is Political, Reproductive Rights Comments closed
A Pocket Guide to Vaginal Euphemisms