Stanford University adds 'American' to its list of 'harmful language'
7 other times institutions attempted to strip words, pronouns from English lexicon
5. City of Portland removes gendered language
Portland, Oregon, took steps in November 2020 to remove gendered language from its city charter in an effort to be more inclusive to members of the LGBT community who might not identify with either gender.
Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, said the effort to remove feminine and masculine terms from the City Charter were intended to “make our documents more inclusive of all gender identities.”
In addition to striking the terms “his or her,” “he or she,” and “himself or herself” from the charter, the terms “police women” and “police matrons” were also eliminated.
