The thought police are out in force:
Dozens of posters plastered across the University of Michigan caution students not to say things that might hurt others’ feelings, part of a new “Inclusive Language Campaign” at the state’s flagship public university that cost $16,000 to implement.
Words declared unacceptable through the campaign include “crazy,” “insane,” “retarded,” “gay,” “tranny,” “gypped,” “illegal alien,” “fag,” “ghetto” and “raghead.” Phrases such as “I want to die” and “that test raped me” are also verboten.
University spokesman Rick Fitzgerald told The College Fix in an email the campaign aims to “address campus climate by helping individuals understand that their words can impact someone and to encourage individuals to commit to creating a positive campus community."
This is really getting beyond parody, isn't it? Your kid might come out of college an illiterate, progressive-slogan-spouting parrot with a ton of debt he can never repay and unable to get a job, but, by God, he won't hurt anybody's feelings. Let's remember, we always have the right not to be offended!
Oh, and can we please stop using "impact" as a verb? Drives me crazy.
