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Выдержки из выдержек изThe Language Police by Diane Ravitch (from The Atlantic Monthly)

This list of banned words and stereotypes is an abridgement of a lengthy glossary compiled by a historian from bias guidelines issued by major educational publishers and state agencies. The guidelines are used by writers, editors and illustrators when preparing textbooks and tests for K-12 students.

Adam and Eve (replace with "Eve and Adam" to demonstrate that males do not take priority over females)
Blind, the (banned as offensive; replace with "people who are blind")
Cassandra (banned as sexist)
Dogma (banned as ethnocentric; replace with "doctrine" or "belief")
Drunken, Drunkenness (banned as offensive when referring to Native Americans)
East, Eastern (banned as Eurocentric)
Elderly, the (banned as ageist; replace with "older people")
Extremist (banned as ethnocentric; replace with "believer", "follower" or "adherent")
Fairy (banned because it suggests homosexuality; replace with "elf")
Founding Fathers, the (banned as sexist; replace with "the Founders" or "the Framers")
Huts (banned as ethnocentric; replace with "small houses")
Jungle (banned; replace with "rain forest")
Man of war (banned as sexist; replace with "warship")
Old (banned as an adjective that implies helplessness, dependency or other negative qualities)

ну и, конечно, мое любимое:

Mother Russia (banned as sexist; replace with "Russia, vast land of rich harvests")

Продолжение следует.

Comments

[bbb.livejournal.com]

Как трогательно!

[centralasian.livejournal.com]

прелесть!

[gera.livejournal.com]

Adam and Eve (replace with "Eve and Adam" to demonstrate that males do not take priority over females)

Apparently, females taking priority over males is OK (affirmative action)...