yes, the school says be choosy with your words it so people don t think you re literally killing birds. a recent op-ed for opinion editorial in the wall street journal which is owned by the parent company sam goody. events related the university o california irvine s inclusive language guide. i m surprised that there allowe to use the web that language. don t they know it s offensive to babies who don t know how to speak yet? the mascot for irvine is the anteater. it must be offensive to animals with eating disorders. an additional two policing pronouns like he, she, they, them. the guide also encourages using less offensive metaphors that don t promote violence. metaphors a figure of speech no to be taken literally. rather than saying the reservation, use against the grain instead of tone deaf essa inconsiderate or thoughtless. although, who cares if we have been the deaf. they can t hear anyway. and inconsiderate jerk might say .