Stanford has just published a list of words it labels as “harmful.” These words will be scrubbed from its official documents and university usage. One of those “harmful” words is the word “American.” To have their children master this new speech code, parents of Stanford students will fork out over $60,000 per year. I bet some of these parents (or grandparents) who are footing their child’s tuition came to this country to seek economic, religious or personal liberty. I suspect many of them found those dreams of liberty fulfilled. And I bet many are proud to be an (oops, can’t say it.)
Long time no see, Mr. Abramson. Try as I might, no can do on not using the word “American.” Perhaps if we remove the American League, the American Football Conference, American Idol, American Express, etc.? Nah, I won’t submit to Stanford’s woke initiative and their efforts to gyp our country from patriotism, slang, and idioms. It sounds like the folks that went off the reservation at Stanford should circle the wagons and take their best shot at repairing the credibility that Stanford was previously known for. After this initiative, some would say Stanford has relegated their alumni to be on a par with a hick or a hillbilly. God Bless the USA (shout out to Lee Greenwood's patriotic song and especially, his lyrics)!
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Long time no see, Mr. Abramson. Try as I might, no can do on not using the word “American.” Perhaps if we remove the American League, the American Football Conference, American Idol, American Express, etc.? Nah, I won’t submit to Stanford’s woke initiative and their efforts to gyp our country from patriotism, slang, and idioms. It sounds like the folks that went off the reservation at Stanford should circle the wagons and take their best shot at repairing the credibility that Stanford was previously known for. After this initiative, some would say Stanford has relegated their alumni to be on a par with a hick or a hillbilly. God Bless the USA (shout out to Lee Greenwood's patriotic song and especially, his lyrics)!
Stanford is trying hard to become the first Ivy League school west of Pittsburgh.
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