State University’s ‘Inclusive Language Guide’ Says ‘Grandfather,’ ‘Housekeeping’ Are ‘Problematic’

The University of Washington’s Information Technology department released an “inclusive language guide” outlining terms it considers to be “problematic” over concerns that the words are “racist, sexist, ageist, ableist, homophobic or otherwise non-inclusive.”

The guide, created with input from “dozens of people” throughout the department, claims that “grandfather,” “housekeeping,” “lame” and “cakewalk” are among the “problematic words” that need to be replaced.

The term “grandfather” was deemed “problematic” because it was used “as a way to exempt some people from a change because of conditions that existed before the change” and due it originating in the American South in the 1890s “as a way to defy the 15th Amendment and prevent black Americans from voting.” The guide asks that “legacy” or “exempt” be used in its place.

“Housekeeping,” the guide claims, needs to be replaced because it “can feel gendered” because it “carries a fraught history and connotation of women’s traditional domestic role as housekeepers.” The department recommended that “maintenance” or “cleanup” be used instead.

The guide says that “lame,” commonly a slang term for “uncool,” is an issue because it is “ableist.” and is often used “with a negative connotation describing the disability.” (Read more from “State University’s ‘Inclusive Language Guide’ Says ‘Grandfather,’ ‘Housekeeping’ Are ‘Problematic'” HERE)

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