Elite University Department Bans Use Of Word ‘Field,’ Claiming It’s Too Racist

[rangerrebew]

Elite University Department Bans Use Of Word ‘Field,’ Claiming It’s Too Racist
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ALEXA SCHWERHA
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January 10, 2023
10:08 AM ET


The University of Southern California (USC) Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work will no longer use the world “field” in its curriculum or its practices as part of its anti-racist framework, according to an email reportedly sent Monday.

The school reportedly stripped the word from use due to alleged ties to “anti-Black” and “anti-immigrant” rhetoric, according to the email sent by the Practicum Education Department to the campus community, faculty, staff and students. The school informed that the word “practicum” would be used instead to “ensure [its] use of inclusive language and practice.” (RELATED: Stanford University Attempts To Ban ‘Harmful’ Words, List Includes ‘American’)

“This change supports anti-racist social work practice by replacing language that could be considered anti-Black or anti-immigrant in favor of inclusive language,” the email reportedly reads. “Language can be powerful, and phrases such as ‘going into the field’ or ‘field work’ may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers that are not benign.”

https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/10/elite-university-department-bans-word-field-racist/

[rangerrebew]

Not once in my 75 years and two master's degrees, have I been intelligent enough to come to the same conclusion as they- - until they raised my awareness.  Who says universities aren't worth anything?

[Smokin Joe]

Well, what are they gonna call that magnetic thingy that, well, makes the generator work?

[Wingnut]

That Uni Admin certainly is outstanding in a field on this

[Free Vulcan]

Might as well get rid of the whole state of Iowa then.

[mountaineer]

Does this include farms (where a farmer is outstanding, heh heh), the grassy places football games are played, the verb that means "to catch or pick up (something, such as a batted ball) and usually throw to a teammate" or "to take care of or respond to (something, such as a telephone call or a request)," or the two-point shot in basketball, to-wit, field goal?

[Kamaji]

[240B]

Etymology
From Late Latin, neuter of practicus (“practical”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”).

Wasting time. The idiots of today ... are all, just a waste of time.

[GtHawk]

Well shut my White racist mouf! Who knew that field work , field of crops, soccer field, ball field, field of view, field of candidates, etc. were all racist because of the use of the word field.

It appears that the word 'elite' is now synonymous with 'asinine' 

[Hoodat]

University of Spoiled Children

[DefiantMassRINO]

"practicum" - is that a Latin word?

Latin is hateful because:

1.) The Latin language has its origins in a mysogynist, racist, xenophoic, imperial society.

2.) Latin is the language of the Roman Catholic Church which has its roots in Judeo-Christian patriarchical traditon that asserts there is only one true male God that sent His only male child, Jesus, to Earth to wash away Original Sin, which is attributed Eve, a woman.

3.) Latin is a language embraced by the elites of the law profession who use it to implement systems that are mysogynist, racist, xenophobic, classist, and oppressive to those without privilege.

They need to pick another non-offensive word from a non-offensive language with a non-offensive history.  Good luck with that, since most languages spread via conquest.

[Fishrrman]