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Why We Must Resist the Language Police
When you control language, you control people
Language is always evolving.
Words that were acceptable in general conversation a few decades ago are not today. And words that were not acceptable then are in common use today. (I’ve been told I really need to get over my aversion to F-bombs.)
But there is a huge difference between the natural evolution of language and the people who want to control your thoughts by controlling what you say and how you say it.
The latter group falls into the category of language police and we must resist!
Did you know that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — a public health organization — has a list of “preferred terms for select population groups and communities” on its website?
For example, instead of saying inmate or prisoner, we should write or say “people/persons who are incarcerated or detained”…
