Woke science

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Fiestapop11

Original Poster:

47 posts

Tuesday
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I stumbled across this

https://www.eeblanguageproject.com/

If you look at the harmful phrases scientists can use that can be harmful it turns out "discovery" is one.

Tricky ...

Thoughts ?

bigpriest

1,136 posts

117 months

Tuesday
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As in 'discovering' populated locations when the correct term is 'visiting'?

Ezra

88 posts

14 months

Tuesday
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Must've been a dissertation from 1st April last year.

motco

15,111 posts

233 months

Tuesday
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"Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution"

CHAMPIONING! This implies one superior entity with innumerable subordinates! Harmful to those whose ethos is not competitive. Better to say supporting... banghead

Simpo Two

81,665 posts

252 months

Wednesday
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Who pays for this rubbish?

Anyway, you can have some fun suggesting 'harmful' words.

eg 'Cyanide' is a harmful word, propose it be replaced with 'plant-based liquid'...

NB I see that 'the team' are all in their 20s so this kind of st is all they know: https://www.eeblanguageproject.com/team

dudleybloke

18,417 posts

173 months

Wednesday
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When you have universities offering social justice degrees they have to make some non-jobs like this to keep the ball rolling.

Simpo Two

81,665 posts

252 months

Wednesday
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If you sign in you can tell these poor sheltered creatures about a word that you find offensive or harmful, and suggest a replacement word for it.

I told them that I found the word 'woke' offensive and should be replaced with 'nonsense'.


I urge you all to get stuck in and give them a glimpse of the big scary world that lies outside academia.

ATG

19,409 posts

259 months

Wednesday
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All seen to be from North American instructions. Not very diverse. Cultural imperialists. They've hurt my feelings. Boo hoo hoo hoo. Want my mummy.

Scabutz

5,441 posts

67 months

Wednesday
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“Citizen science” is harmful to non-citizens who are excluded by that language

Eh?

They are not part if it so why would they be included?

Let's ban organic chemistry, because its harmful to non-organic compounds who are excluded by that language.

Can someone stop the world please I want to get off.

808 Estate

1,868 posts

78 months

Yesterday (20:01)
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I see they feel "Indian" should be replaced with Indigenous. Obviously an American outlook. I am quite sure most people in India are proud to be Indian. Anyway, im off for an Indigenous takeway. biggrin

iwantagta

1,229 posts

132 months

Yesterday (20:14)
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FFS don't use Man/Woman you backward pricks use Male/Female.
.....OY!


PastelNata

3,392 posts

187 months

Yesterday (20:31)
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I don't see the issue here at all.

'Discovering' a new place, population etc is to experience it for the first time. It is a more accurate phrase that to 'visit' since they may have visited the same before.

'Championing' is to defend the cause of or vigorously support. Again, nothing incorrect there.

This language is not new - perhaps those who are unhappy have just not been exposed to it in their usual reading or circles. smile

Dingu

2,617 posts

17 months

Yesterday (20:43)
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Simpo Two said:
If you sign in you can tell these poor sheltered creatures about a word that you find offensive or harmful, and suggest a replacement word for it.

I told them that I found the word 'woke' offensive and should be replaced with 'nonsense'.


I urge you all to get stuck in and give them a glimpse of the big scary world that lies outside academia.
Like retirement boredom perhaps?


I jest! smile

Fiestapop11

Original Poster:

47 posts

I was thinking about this since posting it and it does seem to be connected to something akin to Johnny Morris, all those years back who did kids animals programs

He is in disfavour nowadays as Anthropomorphism run riot apparently.

That's 30 points on scrabble by the way and stealing tiles.

Science should be science but popularising it gets the younger generation on board.

Saying you can't have certain words .. that is a negative aspect that does not foster the scientific goal of incremental expansion without any constraints.

Words are just words after all.