According to reports, in order to prevent offense on campus, the Universities of Bristol and Nottingham have banned terminology like “mankind” and “millennial,” while words like “manpower” are to be substituted with “workforce.”
According to the Sun, woke chiefs at Russell Group schools worry that commonplace terms create to stigmas and may have unfavorable connotations.
The word “manning” has purportedly been replaced at Bristol with “stationed,” and the term “able-bodied” individuals has been changed to “non-disabled.”
The 146-year-old institution has also requested that terms like “boomers” and “millennials” be avoided. Alumni include celebrities like Simon Pegg, David Walliams, and Matt Lucas.
In accordance with its style manual, “humankind” should also be used in place of “mankind,” and “workforce” should be used in place of “manpower.”
On its website, under the section under “particular terminology,” it states: “Avoid utilizing generational labels (such as “Generation X,” “Baby Boomers,” or “Millennials”).
The terms are difficult to understand, especially for some overseas audiences, and these might reinforce negative prejudices.
The word “manning” has purportedly been replaced at Bristol with “stationed,” and the term “able-bodied” individuals has been changed to “non-disabled.”
The 146-year-old institution has also requested that terms like “boomers” and “millennials” be avoided.
Alumni include celebrities like Simon Pegg, David Walliams, and Matt Lucas.
In accordance with its style manual, “humankind” should also be used in place of “mankind,” and “workforce” should be used in place of “manpower.”
On its website, under the section under “particular terminology,” it states: “Avoid utilizing generational labels (such as “Generation X,” “Baby Boomers,” or “Millennials”).
The terms are difficult to understand, especially for some overseas audiences, and these might reinforce negative prejudices.
“Older persons” is generally preferred when referring to older age groups in writing; avoid using terms like “senior,” “middle-aged,” “elderly,” “pensioner,” “OAP,” and “senior citizen.”
In Nottingham, however, expressions like “the request fell on deaf ears” and “blind spot” are now considered outdated since they could “associate impairments with undesirable things.”
Words like “lame” and “dumb” are no longer acceptable.
Bristol University is in agreement, as stated in its style manual, which advises against using phrases like “dropping on deaf ears,” “turning a blind eye,” or “the blind guiding the blind.”
“Free expression truly is at jeopardy because of these absurd ideas,” Tory MP Nigel Mills told the Sun.
MailOnline contacted both universities. Bristol declined to respond.
It follows mockery last month when the University of York put a trigger notice on one of its archaeology courses, telling students they might view images of human remains.
Its Communicating Archaeology program, which begins in September, was given the peculiar flag.
The warning of content that was undoubtedly expected on a course of its sort put department leaders at risk of being accused of patronizing the school’s aspiring Indiana Joneses.
According to the description of the module, taught by Dr. Colleen Morgan, it “provides skills needed to convey archaeological research to a variety of audiences.”
However, it sent the following content warning to potential students: “This module occasionally contains photographs and films of human remains.”
It is ludicrous, according to MP Andrew Bridgen, who has previously criticized censorship and unnecessary trigger warnings.
He said to MailOnline, “Perhaps the archeology students should have thought about another course if they are scared about witnessing human remains.
The course and its content are laid out in the module description for the upcoming academic year.
The Communicating Archaeology module, according to the statement, “will take students through the history of visual interpretation and distribution in archaeology, examining illustration, photography, map building, and more contemporary methods in digital archaeology.”
Students will produce original visual media while critically analyzing various depictions of archaeology.
We will discuss difficulties in ethics, accessibility, and technology while looking at best practices for various audiences.
The messages that archaeologists convey to academic and general audiences will be reexamined and improved upon by students.
It was the most recent in a string of jeering trigger warnings issued by institutions.
Students reading J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel received a content warning from the University of Chester due to “tough debates about gender, race, sexuality, class, and identity.”
Freshmen were given the go-ahead to enroll in Dr. Richard Leahy’s Approaches to Literature module by the English Department.
It also stated that if they had “any difficulties” with the subjects covered, they could bring them up with him.
One of the three required literary readings for the course, along with Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games and Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights, is Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Although we are studying a number of young adult literature for this module, the nature of the ideas we apply to them can result in some challenging discussions on gender, race, sexuality, class, and identity, according to the trigger warning obtained by MailOnline.
These subjects will be approached with objectivity, rigor, and, most importantly, respect. Please contact the module leader to let them know if there are any problems with the content.
JK Rowling has received criticism for her stance on transgender rights in the past.
Many schools have distanced themselves from her, in some cases even deleting her as a house name.
A MailOnline inquiry for comment over the archaeology trigger warning received no response from the University of York.