discussion recapContent: language, racism, ableism, bigotry Our April discussion focused on words and phrases with bigoted origins or which have developed these conations through general use. These words may seem innocuous to people who do not have direct, lived experiences with them (e.g. a Black person always seeing the color black used as an indicator of evil in fantasy). Our primary takeaways from the discussion are:
Tactics for change:
resourcesOur spreadsheet of words and phrases, their history, and resources is available via Google Drive. If you have recommendations for additions or edits, please send them to us. upcomingOur May 5, 2022 discussion will be about "calling out" and "calling in." More soon.
We will be posting more in April sharing specific stories and examples from this month's discussion, as well as alternative phrases for two extremely common words: "crazy" and "guys". Thank you so much for a wonderful discussion!
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Content: racism, language
Most of us know not to use the phrase "sold down the river", but did you know that the term "peanut gallery" is also problematic? Many English words and phrases have bigoted origins. Let's talk about it! Join us for a discussion on Thursday, April 7th at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. (Register to receive a link.) We'll post a complete list of phrases with suggestions for alternatives here, after the discussion. Feel free to submit your ideas or questions in advance. |
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