September 18, 2021
Greetings fellow Bizarros:
The National Archives has added a "harmful language" warning above the Constitution, Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights.
"Harmful Language Alert," a National Archives warning reads at the top of the page, "See NARA's Statement on Potentially Harmful Language."
NARA's Statement on Potentially Harmful Content warns that "harmful or difficult content" may be seen in our founding documents and details how they're censoring and revising content.
Some items may: reflect racist, sexist, ableist, misogynistic/misogynoir, and xenophobic opinions and attitudes; - be discriminatory towards or exclude diverse views on sexuality, gender, religion, and more; - include graphic content of historical events such as violent death, medical procedures, crime, wars/terrorist acts, natural disasters and more.
"NARA, working in conjunction with diverse communities, will seek to balance the preservation of this history with sensitivity to how these materials are presented to and perceived by users."
The new speech codes, trigger warnings and censorship of the past are being implemented as part of NARA's "institutional commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility."
Bizarrely,
Lewis
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