The singer’s speech while accepting the Brit Awards newly-minted gender-neutral ‘Artist of the Year’ award has enraged online LGBTQ activists In a cultural landscape where merely using the wrong pronouns can garner you the ire of outrage mobs, singer and songwriter Adele has angered activists by proclaiming that she is proud to be a woman […]
Etichetă: ‘problematic’
University explains why words like ‘lame’ and ‘man’ are ‘problematic’
The guide suggests employees recommend to others that they stop using offensive words The University of Washington’s information technology department has released a new language guide highlighting “problematic words” that are commonly used but are supposedly racist, sexist, ageist, or homophobic. On this list of words to be avoided are “grandfather,” “housekeeping,” “minority,” “ninja,” and even “lame.” […]
Israeli ministers in war of words over ‘problematic’ move to brand Palestinian NGOs as terror organizations – reports
Israel’s decision to designate six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist outfits has prompted infighting among ministers as members of the country’s fragile coalition government criticized the move as “detrimental” to national interests. On Friday, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz had signed an order that categorized the civil society groups in the West Bank as terrorist organizations […]


