My irritation is around the edges of things. I don't like the language being used nowadays. I don't like
'latinx'
'of color'
'fragility'
'cis'
the listing of pronouns in email signatures
I don't like "-phobia"; homophobia is accepted usage, of course, but is fear the way we should define prejudice of other sorts?
I don't like euphemisms or Orwellian newspeak / doublespeak. If you are cutting my salary, don't call it a "salary saving's plan." That makes it sound like I get to save money.
Fragility is a normal word, though?
ReplyDeleteI can't stand the others and I refuse to give pronouns. This is freakin' work, you don't get to be a gender fetishist!
I also cannot wait until they get back to saying "Poetry by John Donne" instead of the current "Poetry from John Donne."