Cowardly academic fuckery also happened recently to Cornel West. He just posted his resignation letter to Harvard on FBook:
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Somehow, I am not surprised the school is named after Kit Carson, genocidal maniac and scalp collector.
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Language being changed to be more inclusiveā¦ should have happened sooner, but still, itās good to see changes like this that reflect current realities and sensibilitiesā¦
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A good move, and remarkable to me that it was changed at all (āAh now sure how could anyone be bothered by a cupla focail at all at all?ā)
I expect daoine gorma persisted as long as it did because your average Irish person would rarely be exposed to any personās of color, pretty much until the mass influx of Nigerian immigrants in the early 2000ās.
I always thought the daoine gorma term was fairly tame (albeit weird), but then again itās not about what I think since Iām not the one being offended.
Pronunciation guide: duine de dhath = thin-uh je thah, there āthā is pronounced as in āthoseā and ājeā is pronounced as in ājetā (this is why Iām not a linguist).
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On Nigerian-Irish folks and the Irish languageā¦
If Iām remembering right (Iām in the 130s now episode wise), I think they do discuss the language for people of color in that episode.
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Putting this here, too (itās also in Magical History Tour thread):
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The fact that many more Black people speak Irish than in previous decades is the reason. Gorm was always weird, albeit understandable a long time ago when people were more superstitious/religious and didnāt want to say something really offensive to their ears. That it isnāt offensive to Black Irish speakers is the crux of the issue. And Irish speaking schools are, as far as I know, more multicultural than average
I have heard that there are some grammar purists that have issues, though I havenāt encountered one in the wild. Mind you there is a popular term for āgrammar puristsā isnāt there?
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Whatās next, folks using CRT in an attempt to blame others for their crimes? 
This is another result of demonizing people and the movements created to support them - they get used as convenient targets or scapegoats.
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And all he got was 10 years for conspiring to murder 3 people and blame it on activists.
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Iām still wondering about the death of the first person he attempted to hire for the job, too.
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Iām cursing right now!
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Villa Rica? Why am I unsurprised by that.
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Example #527 of why Stand Your Ground laws are racist AF.
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Iām waiting to see what penalties are associated with the charges in this case.
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Butā¦freeze peachā¦? 
I hope that guy gets some actual jail time. It would be nice if he also had to do some meaningful volunteer work that would change his mindset, but I have a hard time thinking of what that would even be, since heās clearly not safe to have around kidsā¦
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I guess he could help reduce the size of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Iām sure a few years spent in the company of sailors should work wonders with his vocabulary! 
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Something tells me that cursing is not the real problem for a white guy wearing a sleeveless t-shirt and a backwards baseball cap.
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You mean when they charge the kid with āfailure to respect a white man,ā right? I will be shocked if this results in anything more than a finger wag to the asshole āadultā male who has shown himself to be a danger to his community.
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