56. Abolish the Language Police

Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast · Feb 1, 2023 · 1h 5m

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comWhat up with the language police? Nancy and Sarah take on the one-percent who insist on scrubbing the mundane (“he,” “she,” “the”) and the arcane (“graybeard”?) from our mouths on the off-chance the words cause harm or feelings of exclusion. Language is shape-shifting, and good communication aims toward inclusion, but who does it help when we replace basic words with the un-fun, the opaque, and the workshopped? Sarah and Nancy may disagree on how to pronounce Latinx (“Lah-TEENix”? “LaTINKS”?) but agree…