Showing posts with label banned words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label banned words. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Ministry of Truth Daily Update - 24 Apr 2024 - Straight

 

Straight

Offensive term for the dominant sexual orientation, since it implies others are crooked, and thus could give a negative connotation to minority sexual preferences.

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Newspeak Dictionary Recent A-L M-Z FAQ

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Ministry of Truth Daily Update - 07 Feb 2024 - Reporting Stylebook

 

Reporting Stylebook

The Ministry of Truth has published a guiding light for journalism which bans certain words and encourages journalists to be as precise and accurate as possible by using the approved Newspeak vocabulary.  For example, media influencers should reject descriptions such as "undocumented", because it is not precise (and is also harmful).  Such a person may have plenty of documents, just not the ones required for legal residence.  One should only use "illegal" to refer to an action, not a person, and should be cautious about describing people as having violated immigration laws without attribution. If required, they should describe how laws were violated and who determined the behavior to be unlawful.  Words matter! 

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Newspeak Dictionary Recent A-L M-Z FAQ

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Friday, June 2, 2023

Ministry of Truth Daily Update - 02 Jun 2023 - American

 

American

 A harmful term which has been identified by the Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative (EHLI).  This term is often used to exclusively refer to people from the United States, thereby insinuating that the USA is the most important country in the Americas.  Other disfavored terms currently under Ministry of Truth review include: U.S. citizen, immigrant, aborted, user, seminal, grandfathered, addiction, survivor, victim, and walk-in hours. 

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Newspeak Dictionary Recent A-L M-Z FAQ

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