The last thing anyone needs is our computer program lecturing us on 'inclusive' language.
Yet here we are.
Elon Musk noticed a very interesting suggestion on Microsoft Word:
Microsoft Word now scolds you if you use words that aren’t “inclusive”! pic.twitter.com/W2VqdmHVQk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2023
Remember the halcyon days of Clippy? We miss him.
'Insane' is a perfectly acceptable word and, based on the context in the screenshot, not used in conjunction with a person (not that that should matter) but a vehicle with 'insane stability.'
And there's more:
And this too! pic.twitter.com/03ZbwFu4NE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 15, 2023
Once again, this is in relation to the weight of a vehicle.
It's not referring to an 11,000 pound person (a physiological impossibility).
“Control language and you control thought; control thought and you control action; control action and you control the world.”
— Nothing Gold Can Stay (@deaflibertarian) December 15, 2023
— Peter Kreeft
Controlling language is very powerful.
That’s actually literally insane
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) December 15, 2023
'This term implies a mental health bias.'
Call it a homo and see what it does
— Fred (@Grand_handsomer) December 15, 2023
Doing this would probably make it have an aneurysm.
Whatever you do, don't elaborate on the vehicle's trans...
— Kieran Eleison (@KieranEleison) December 15, 2023
Oh, heaven's no. That'll make it flip out, too.
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This isn't exactly a new feature, apparently. But one that has to be installed:
It's not exactly new, just go to your grammar settings
— Ryan Hill (@FoaRyan) December 15, 2023
They also include "Gender bias" "Racial bias" "age" "sexual orientation" and more. I'm not on the latest update so I may be missing the recent additions. pic.twitter.com/MzuhRE1iLO
Which means someone has to consciously make the choice to have their computer lecture them.
Even a proposed Community Note points this out:
Scary
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) December 15, 2023
Language is so powerful as are those who control it https://t.co/o8QCWb4Ya4
Very scary.
This was a conscious decision by programmers and developers to put these flags in there.
Spellcheck was the beginning of the end https://t.co/saaytSfdXN
— Son of Dr. Spengler (unintentional self-parody) (@spengjr) December 15, 2023
Yes it was.
I'm so tired of this... https://t.co/R9V2c4YpLB
— The Gay Republican 🇺🇲✝️🇮🇱 (@GayRepublicSwag) December 15, 2023
So are we.
Pretty soon it's going to pop a window saying: "You have been reported to the FBI for repeat hate speech violations. Please pack a small bag with toiletries, a shirt and underwear and lay on the floor away from the door with the face down, pressing your palms against your ears" https://t.co/1wuqFXDiQW
— Rex Valachorum (@RexValachorum) December 15, 2023
Would not surprise us.
Might be time to go back to old school typewriters. They don't narc on you.
Absolutely insane.
— Leftism (@LeftismForU) December 15, 2023
You can't say anything nowadays without it being viewed as somehow "offensive."
Leftism distorts and destroys the meanings of words/terms while simultaneously claiming that many other words/terms used everyday are now "offensive." https://t.co/Bl0h9BUnHp
They do it because it gives them power.
Don't give them that power.
The woke mind virus is embedded in everything. https://t.co/GJN7pcfjoA
— Mike LaChance (@MikeLaChance33) December 15, 2023
Yes it is.
It's everywhere.
Since when does a company have the right to tell me how to think ..?? https://t.co/ll9KHTkVNZ
— Thomas O'Connor '62 baby, #GodBlessAmerica 🇺🇲 (@TheyCallMeTomO1) December 15, 2023
Since we became a post-context culture.
Ahaaaa! The language police has started, this is supposed to be worrying for anyone that wants to live in a free world.
— Kenneth Chiori Eze Nnunu 1 (@Kennethchiori) December 15, 2023
This language policing will spell nothing but doom for the world if allowed to go on.
Don't think it's a harmless initiative.
✍🏾 https://t.co/GAOTTvJTfr
It's anything. but harmeless.
Sound befitting for the global asylum we are all living in. https://t.co/kX3WTsNS3S
— Hussain Abdul-Hussain (@hahussain) December 15, 2023
And the inmates are running the show.
The thesis of 1984 is the destruction of language unravels the ability to know what is true and real https://t.co/jNSsadcMGC
— Jordan B. Goldstein | Sport Philosopher (@JB_Goldstein) December 15, 2023
And the Left is using it as a playbook.
Subliminal programming of the human brain.
— Robbie Parlane (@RParlane) December 15, 2023
It's their most effective propaganda trick. https://t.co/a8vUuN2pTD
Yes it is.
Keep this feature turned off, and ignore its stupid (are we allowed to say that) suggestions.
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