#Latest news with #ideologicalPurityWashington Post5 days agoGeneralWashington PostPlease, Democrats, just try to be normalRegarding the May 27 front-page article 'Democrats' struggles revive the debate over word choice': The Post's reporting about Democrats' debate over language hits at a core tension that the party is facing as it struggles to regain its footing after last year's election debacle: ideological purity vs. practicality. Liberal and left-wing Democrats have adopted and created language that is intended to try to distance themselves from traditional views and to show their concern for underrepresented people. Non-gender-specific pronouns and new terms for classes of people are among these innovations: Prostitutes are now 'sex workers,' illegal immigrants become 'undocumented workers,' a husband and a wife are transformed into 'partners,' and someone who is dumb must be 'intellectually impaired.'
Washington Post5 days agoGeneralWashington PostPlease, Democrats, just try to be normalRegarding the May 27 front-page article 'Democrats' struggles revive the debate over word choice': The Post's reporting about Democrats' debate over language hits at a core tension that the party is facing as it struggles to regain its footing after last year's election debacle: ideological purity vs. practicality. Liberal and left-wing Democrats have adopted and created language that is intended to try to distance themselves from traditional views and to show their concern for underrepresented people. Non-gender-specific pronouns and new terms for classes of people are among these innovations: Prostitutes are now 'sex workers,' illegal immigrants become 'undocumented workers,' a husband and a wife are transformed into 'partners,' and someone who is dumb must be 'intellectually impaired.'
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