ABLEISM

Michigan State warns against using bigoted phrases like 'Christmas trees,' 'terrorist' or 'overweight'

MSU released an inclusive language guide cautioning against use of certain common words and phrases, pointing to po…

By Robert Schmad '23
Mar 29, 2023

Beyonce to remove this 'ableist' word found in university language guides from 'Heated'

In response to Beyonce's song, Hannah Diviney, a self-proclaimed disability activist and Editor in Chief of Missing…

By Alexa Schwerha
Aug 5, 2022

Did woke criticism of Star Wars fall flat? Reactions labeled leftist arguments as ‘absurdities,’ ‘waste of time.’

An opinion piece in the Scientific American argues against the use of the acronym JEDI for referring to social just…

By Mckenna Dallmeyer '22
Nov 20, 2021

Minorities 'experience disability more often' than White people, Stanford speaker says

Talila Lewis’ made the remarks in connection to her Stanford event on ableism, which she says includes anything tha…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Aug 6, 2021

MSU employees forced to pay for mandatory diversity workshop

The workshop will emphasize "differences rather than similarities," and aims to make participants more aware of iss…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jun 22, 2018

'Unlearning' workshops at OU raise 'brainwashing' concerns

The workshops have been roundly condemned as Orwellian "brainwashing," but Assistant Dean of Students Brynn Daves d…

By Amber Athey
Apr 7, 2017

Poster rebukes 'well-intentioned' students for dumb and offensive questions to minorities

The poster discourages phrases such as “[i]f you’re going to live in this country, learn to speak the language!”, “…

By Maggie Lit
Aug 28, 2014