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.” […]
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Biting cold, dying migrants and war of words between EU and Minsk: Poland-Belarus conflict is getting worse
The migrant crisis continues at the Poland-Belarus border, with hundreds of people camping in harsh conditions as they seek to get into the EU. But while the weather is getting colder, the rhetoric from both sides is heating up. The standoff entered into its second day on Tuesday, with asylum seekers camping on the Belarusian […]
Apart from words, little-to-nothing is done by French Catholic Church to protect kids, sexual abuse survivors tell RT
The French Catholic Church must move beyond apologies and admissions of guilt to truly protect children and compensate victims, sexual abuse survivors told RT. On Friday, the influential Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) recognized that the Church bore “institutional responsibility” for scores of child abuse cases within its ranks. The statement came a month after […]
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 […]