Portland Govt Tells Staff Not to Say ‘Pregnant Women’, ‘Breast Feeding’ and ‘Citizens’ in “Woke” Language Directive

The destruction of the American mind. The descent into anti-human, anti-real lunacy accelerates at warped speed as if they know they are evil and must impose their madness quickly lest the people realize…..

This is why I homeschool and why I make sacrifices to pay for a private family practitioner.

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‘Woke’ Is a Bad Word for a Real Threat to American Democracy (Wall Street Journal)

In authoritarian regimes, vengeance and coercion stand in place of justice and reason. I’ve seen it before.

Portland city govt tells staff to avoid mentioning ‘pregnant women’ and ‘citizens’ in woke language directive

Portland told staffers to completely remove the female aspect from pregnancy terms, breast feeding

By Aubrie Spady | Fox News

As Portland struggles to manage crime and an increase in homelessness, city staff members are being told to adopt a more “culturally conscious” vocabulary that includes not using words such as “women,” “Caucasian” or “citizen.”

The Office of Equity and Human Rights pushed an Inclusive Writing Guide in June as part of a “city-wide collaboration” to alter commonly used terms that they feel have evolved.

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The guide suggested removing femininity from terms commonly used for women, including replacing “pregnant women” with “pregnant people” to be inclusive of those “who have this experience [pregnancy] but do not identify as women.”

Portland officials also advised staffers to “instead of women’s health rights, say reproductive rights, instead of feminine hygiene products, say menstrual products or period products, and instead of breastfeeding, say chest feeding.”

In this Sept. 5, 2020, file photo, police use chemical irritants and crowd-control munitions to disperse protesters during a demonstration in Portland, Oregon. (Noah Berger)

Rather than use “he” or “she” pronouns to describe people, staffers are encouraged to use “they/them.”

The staffers are also told to capitalize the word “Black as an adjective in a racial, ethnic, or cultural sense,” while under the definition of “white,” they are told to “not capitalize when referring to one’s race.”

The guide defined “white and whiteness” as “a social construct that serves to reinforce power structures” and suggested avoiding use of the synonym “Caucasian” entirely.
Protesters hold signs reading “disarm cops” and “defund the police” in Portland, Oregon

Protesters hold signs calling on police to be disarmed in Portland, Oregon. (Alex Milan Tracy)

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The guide suggested that the word “manhole” is not gender-neutral, and therefore “maintenance hole” should be used in its place.

According to the guide, the term “citizen” is also “not inclusive” and should not be used by staffers.

“Language is fluid,” the guide read. “As our understanding of race, gender, socioeconomic status, and disability evolves, we must make informed choices about language and adopt a continuous improvement approach.”