This Thursday (3/23) at 9:45 am, with @hfuhrmann, @Steve_BienAime, @RichardJKenney & @karenyin of @consciousstyles. #ACES2017 #IsThisRacist pic.twitter.com/Cw7nIuGiOp
Full house for #ACES2017 session "Is it racist?" Talking about evolving standards and language, what's right. pic.twitter.com/Lb2Q8sqQpk- .@Steve_BienAime: Being "politically correct" is not the same as being inclusive. Strive for the latter #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Our job as editors is to give equal respect to cultures/languages. #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Editors, writers must work for not PC but inclusion, not merely avoiding trouble. #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Before using a potentially charged adjective, think: What gives me the right to use this word and other them? #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- "Our job as editors is to give everyone equal respect," says @Steve_BienAime, not to mock or joke #ACES2017 #IsThisRacist
- What lang are you telling people to use? "Our job as editors is to communicate, not privilege one over another." #aces2017 #isthisracist
- .@Steve_BienAime notes calling ppl "illegal" doesn't foster civic debate, is racialized and often derogatory #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- On exoticization: "If it's not like me, what gives me the right to 'other' them?" #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- And he says as communicators, it's our job to promote debate — without creating a bias off the bat with "illegal." #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Inclusivity = creating environment where everyone feels welcome Politically correct = trying not to get in trouble #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- "We want people to be precise so we can foster better debate." @Steve_BienAime #ACES2017 #IsThisRacist
- "How could naming race affect communities at large?" Paint a whole group w/single wide brush. @Steve_BienAime #ACES2017 #IsThisRacist
- Can't hide behind technical adherence to style in excusing biased writing. #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Examples of hidden bias in language: Asian food, Black community, women's issues #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Guides, not gods: Stylebooks are not replacements for good judgment #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- Prescriptivism doesn't have to hold us to the past; it can help us shape the future @Steve_BienAime #ACES2017 #isthisracist
- However, @glaad has a great media guide for LGBTQ language and issues. http://www.glaad.org/reference #IsThisRacist #ACES2017
- #ACES2017 #IsThisRacist Words matter. "Changes in society can create changes in language."
- “Just because something has always been done one way does not inherently make it right.” –@Steve_BienAime #ACES2017 #IsThisRacist
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Is This Racist? How Editors Can Identify Hidden Bias in Language
On Thursday morning (March 23), in one of the first breakout sessions at ACES 2017 national conference, editors packed the room for a session on hidden bias in language.
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