negative connotations

The Moral Case Against Euphemism

March 2, 2023 · Politics

The Sierra Club’s Equity Language Guide discourages using the words stand, Americans, blind, and crazy. The first two fail at inclusion, because not everyone can stand and not…

Please Don’t Call My Cervix Incompetent

January 25, 2023 · Health

If you haven’t been pregnant, you’d be forgiven for thinking the language of pregnancy is all baby bumps, bundles of joy, and comparisons to variously sized fruits. But…