Intuit has a great document on #InclusiveLanguage that I hadn't seen before and which includes some terms where I was unaware of their racist roots:

https://contentdesign.intuit.com/accessibility-and-inclusion/anti-racist-language/

(Thanks to my wife @Ksushis for pointing me to it.)

Curious about gender and language? Check out "Build Your Gender Diversity Toolbox," a resource roundup originally published through a professional org but now available for free at my website. Lots of good stuff to explore :)

https://www.eliotwesteditorial.com/gender-diversity-resources.html

@edibuddies #edibuddies #editing #InclusiveLanguage
#ConsciousLanguage

I have just encountered Oxfam's Inclusive Language Guide for the charity sector which was published in March 2023! #critcat #inclusivelanguage #metadata https://views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2023/03/launch-inclusive-language-guide/

I had a lovely time talking to Melanie Padgett Powers on her "Association Station" podcast about conscious language and why it's important for associations (and all writers) to consider how their messaging might affect their audience. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen here: http://bit.ly/3JHCfcW

#Editing #AmEditing #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritingTips @edibuddies #ConsciousLanguage #InclusiveLanguage

Fiction writers, did you know gender is BIG and expansive and fun? Let's dive deep into this narrative tool for character development, worldbuilding, and way more. Online class starts 7/12: learn from anywhere & on your own schedule!

Please boost & share with friends who might be into it.

https://loft.org/classes/gender-our-playground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling

@edibuddies @bookstodon @writers #WritingCommunity #Writing #Bookstodon #WritingCraft #QueerWriters #AmWriting #InteractiveFiction #InclusiveLanguage #FictionWriting

The term "enslave" in particular is one that I haven't yet found discussions about what to standardize replacing it with, and there still seem to be plenty of uses of it in the context of VLAN/VXLAN in #Linix.

(It looks like the #FRR project also hasn't made #InclusiveLanguage updates.)

Has there yet been standardization of terms to replace master/slave in various networking contexts (eg, #VXLAN, #VLAN, link aggregation and bonding, etc), especially in their #Linux implementations? There seems to be a wide mix (eg, link, port, member instead of slave) from some searching, but not a huge amount of consistency. Plenty of things still seem to have not been addressed/renamed. It looks like #IEEE P3400 may be working on this but nothing is public yet? #InclusiveLanguage

"The need to avoid ableist language is thus not about avoiding hurt feelings. Instead, it’s about confronting grave, violent, oppressive, and ongoing stakes."

https://theopennotebook.com/2023/06/27/eradicating-ableist-language-yields-more-accurate-and-more-humane-journalism

H/T @pongojones for sharing

#Editing #AmEditing #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritingTips @edibuddies #ConsciousLanguage #InclusiveLanguage #Ableism

Gender affects all our lives, and all our stories—but what even is it? What’s it doing, for good and for ill, in fiction? This class dives deep into those questions and more, aiming to equip writers to work with gender in informed, inclusive, purposeful, and joyful ways. Join me to learn together in 3 weeks!

https://loft.org/classes/gender-our-playground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling

@edibuddies @writers #WritingAdvice #WritingCraft #QueerWriters #Romancelandia #InclusiveLanguage #ConsciousLanguage #GenderDiversity #FictionWriting

I'm shifting gears from a monthly newsletter to a quarterly one (largely because it turns out months go FAST!)--so hey, if you're interested in #InclusiveLanguage, #Romance, #fiction #writing, #editing, and/or related events and opportunities, but you didn't want to hear from me THAT often, maybe sign up!
https://eliotwesteditorial.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c065cc93920a2bedf05a32ffc&id=0a57bebc9d

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Happy #PrideMonth! If you're a fiction writer interested in doing more/better with gender diversity & inclusion, consider my July Loft Literary class "Gender is Our Playground." I'm editing the content right now and can report it's chock full of great stuff :)

https://loft.org/classes/gender-our-playground-toward-inclusive-informed-joyful-storytelling

@edibuddies @writers #WritingAdvice #WritingCraft #QueerWriters #Romancelandia #InclusiveLanguage #ConsciousLanguage #GenderDiversity

Love, love, love this new post from Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor). "Using language consciously and anti-oppressively is rooted in care, not correctness."

https://radicalcopyeditor.com/2023/05/30/conscious-communication-and-the-power-of-language/

#Editing #AmEditing #Writing #WritingCommunity #WritingTips #ConsciousLanguage #InclusiveLanguage @edibuddies

I really appreciate the two most recent Allusionist (podcast) episodes, with Helen Zaltzman & Aubrey Gordon in conversation about the word "fat." Maybe give them a listen! #InclusiveLanguage https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/fat1 https://www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/fat2

#LGaS14: Now Paige Johnson (http://nitter.nl/_paige_j) on the politicisation of online talk about gender: how do people describe and position themselves vis-à-vis #inclusiveLanguage

Key themes in talk rejecting inclusive language include "erasure of women" and "political correctness gone mad"

#InclusiveLanguage, lived #diversity: In a productive workshop, Team #GIGA once again exchanged experiences – aiming for discrimination-free language at our Institute.

#InklusiveSprache, gelebte #Vielfalt: In einem produktiven Workshop tauschten wir als Team #GIGA erneut Erfahrungen aus – Ziel ist eine diskriminierungsfreie Sprache in unserer Arbeit. #Teamwork

Watch our Nordic Chapter's recent webinar exploring the impacts of inclusive language and careful word choices in quality editing, with Emilia Harding, Technical Editor for style at The BMJ, and Chapter Chair, Ines Steffens.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MS9NuaIoxog&feature=youtu.be

#Webinar #TechnicalEditing #InclusiveLanguage #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI

Dear fellow word nerds: What are your thoughts & preferences re online course material delivery formats? Text only, video with slides and voiceover, podcast-like audio (+ transcripts), ... ? A mix of formats or a consistent approach to every lesson/week? I'm developing a course on inclusive language & trying to work out what investments of time/energy are likely to pay off for students :) #Writing #InclusiveLanguage @edibuddies @writers

In the March 2023 edition of The #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter (hashtags mine):

• How "Ma’am" Went From Being a Respectful Word for Some—but Polarizing for Others
• Youse Hear About #InclusiveLanguage?
• Examples of #Ableist Language You May Not Realize You’re Using
• Ancient #Judaism Recognized a Range of #Genders…
• #InclusiveDesign’s Next Chapter: #Design for #Cognition

📗 Read: https://consciousstyleguide.com/conscious-language-newsletter-march-2023/

📥 Subscribe: https://consciousstyleguide.com/newsletters/

#ConsciousLanguage #WritingCommunity @edibuddies

The LA Times will replace "internment" with terms like "incarceration" and "imprisonment" to describe the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII. The article also mentions the late Henry Fuhrmann's advocacy work on leading this change.

H/T editor friend Jay Wang

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-16/japanese-american-internment-incarceration-wwii-los-angeles-times-style

Catch up with our latest webinar on the EASE YouTube channel, exploring the impacts of inclusive language and careful word choices in quality editing, with Emilia Harding, Technical Editor for style at The BMJ, and Nordic Chapter Chair, Ines Steffens.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=MS9NuaIoxog

#InclusiveLanguage #ResearchWriting #ScientificWriting #LanguageEditing #EASEevents #Webinar #TechnicalEditing #EDI #DiversityAndInclusion