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THE MORAL CASE AGAINST EQUITY LANGUAGE

What is a “justice-involved person”? by George Packer 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 everyone living in this country is a citizen. The third and fourth, even as figures of speech (“Legislators are blind to climate change”), are

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Welfare Recipient

Welfare Recipient A Woman walks into the welfare office, trailed by 8 kids. “Wow,” the social worker exclaims, “are they all yours?” “Yes, they’re all mine,” the frustrated Mom sighs, having heard the question a thousand times. She then says, “Sit down Terry” and all the kids rush to find seats. “Well,” says the social

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