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Should FCPS ban the use of the "American" to discuss people in the United States?
Posted by: Fairfax for Inclusion ()
Date: July 18, 2019 03:02PM

It's a developing progressive trend to make sure our language is inclusive. The term American when used only for those in the US excludes all of the rest of the inhabitants of the Americas. This needs to stop.

The latest example of higher education employees looking out for minorities and victims of the patriarchy comes from progressive Colorado State University where its Inclusive Communications Task Force has deemed the words “America” and “Americans” non-inclusive and is providing the community with instruction on more inclusive language.

Please share this with our school board members to educate them: https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Inclusive-Language-Guide_10_30_18.pdf

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Re: Should FCPS ban the use of the "American" to discuss people in the United States?
Posted by: Yes! ()
Date: July 18, 2019 05:20PM

Yes, they should use American!

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Re: Should FCPS ban the use of the "American" to discuss people in the United States?
Posted by: 4W674 ()
Date: July 19, 2019 09:17AM

Unless it is physically threatening or foul language, I say what I or do not want in schools and public, including using American speech and not use LGBTQ pronouns. If they want to expel me, violating my freedom of speech and religions rights under the 1st amendment of the Constitution, then will file a BILLION dollar lawsuit against FCPS and take it through all levels of the court system. When FCPS is bankrupt, maybe then they will change their ways. This political correctness garbage has to stop.

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Re: Should FCPS ban the use of the "American" to discuss people in the United States?
Posted by: englishisracist ()
Date: July 19, 2019 10:42AM

A further corrective action would be to ban the use of the English language itself. If there is any language in world history that has been used to inflict more pain and suffering on the world I don't know what language that would be.

English is a racist patriarchal language. Think about it. Everything that is wrong with the world from microaggressions to war has been perpetuated by the English language. Banning English would be a great first step to justice for the world.

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Re: Should FCPS ban the use of the "American" to discuss people in the United States?
Posted by: Hose B ()
Date: July 19, 2019 01:51PM

American is an ethnic slur used by me and my brother Hose A.

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