California: University Bans the Word “Field” Because… The Holocaust or Whatever

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🚨BREAKING— USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work announces to the public they will no longer use the word “field” because the word is “racist, anti-black, and anti-immigrant”. Instead, when referring to “social work field” they will replace the word “field” pic.twitter.com/sv2NpL75od

— Michael jarrous (@JarrousMichael) January 10, 2023

They’re really leaning into this 1984 thing.

They’re playing it up on purpose, I think.

Or maybe it’s just all women making these rules and they really are a living parody of ninnying authoritarianism.

Daily Caller:

The University of Southern California (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work will no longer use the world “field” in its curriculum or its practices as part of its anti-racist framework, according to an email reportedly sent Monday.

The school reportedly stripped the word from use due to alleged ties to “anti-Black” and “anti-immigrant” rhetoric, according to the email sent by the Practicum Education Department to the campus community, faculty, staff and students. The school informed that the word “practicum” would be used instead to “ensure [its] use of inclusive language and practice.”

“This change supports anti-racist social work practice by replacing language that could be considered anti-Black or anti-immigrant in favor of inclusive language,” the email reportedly reads. “Language can be powerful, and phrases such as ‘going into the field’ or ‘field work’ may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign.”

The revised language aligns with several anti-racist initiatives the school abides by including the Council on Social Work Education’s Advancing Antiracism in Social Work Education and the Eliminate Racism Grand Challenge for Social Work, according to the email.

“In solidarity with universities across the nation, our goal is not just to change language but to honor and acknowledge incline and reject white supremacy, anti-immigrant and anti-blackness ideologies,” the email continues. “Words are powerful, but even more so is action. We are committing to further align our actions, behaviors, and practices with anti-racism and anti-oppression, which requires taking a close and critical look at our profession – our history, our biases, and our complicity in past and current injustices.”

The other thing is: this gives conservatives something to moan about.

It’s so very harmless to go around saying “did you hear what those liberals did this time???”

The media makes sure that there is an endless supply of that material.

So according to him it’s bad to use the violence of accidentally misgendering but it is ok to promote the actual violence about hurting/damaging someone’s vagina?
He should have his professorship revoked immediately! 🤬

— Eric Cartwright (@EricCartwright9) January 12, 2023