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The University of Michigan IT department is releasing a memorandum from its staff, and the university “Words Matter Task Force”. Along with general recommendations about developing and archiving documents on the university server system, there are proposed recommendations about proper use or eliminating the use, of a number of words and phrases. Fox News has an interesting review of the ideas. One that seems to be catching the most attention is the recommendation to stop using the word “picnic” and replace that with “gathering”. The media outlet College Fix reports there seem to b...

 University Of Michigan IT Department Wants People To Stop Saying ‘Picnic,’ ‘Preferred Pronouns,’ And ‘Girl’ December 28, 2020 By Paulina Enck Posted By Ruth King on December 28th, 2020 The University of Michigan’s technology department is doing the important work of protecting students from the horrors of words like “picnic,” “girl,” “man,” “preferred pronouns,” and “honey,” even though the real horror would be finding these offensive. The list, created by the “Words Matter Task Force,” details words ...

  Military artifacts from the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait are displayed in the Kerwin Conference Room of the Marshall Hall headquarters of U.S. Army Forces Command, Feb. 22, for a “Professional Development Brown Bag Lunch,” at Fort Bragg, N.C. (U..S. army. The University of Michigan has a “Words Matter Task Force” that has deemed the word “picnic” to be racist. Yes, really, writes MRCTV No doubt, when you hear the word “picnic” it immediately conjures up images of white racists lynching black people. But you know all about the problematic history of that word because I ...

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. A "Words Matter Task Force" at the IT department at the University of Michigan last week released a hefty list of terms it deems offensive and offered alternatives to be used instead. Among the list of offensive terms were "picnic" and "brown bag." The list was intended to more "effectively communicate with customers" by using specific language that does not "harm morale" or "inadvertently exclude people from feeling accepted to foment a healthy and inclusive culture." University of Michigan. (iStoc...

University of Michigan is blasted as 'parochial and moronic' after 'woke' IT task force bans words like 'picnic,' 'brown bag' and 'blacklist' for being offensive and harming morale The 'Words Matter Task Force' recommended words and phrases to be eliminated by the IT department at the University of Michigan Phrases deemed offensive include 'native' and 'sanity check' Conservative author Mark Steyn appeared on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' on Wednesday to discuss the list of banned words He blasted the University of Michigan and recommended parents pull their kids out of the school