We have long discussed the increasing speech regulations and restrictions sweeping across universities in the United States, including mandating the use of pronouns and barring the use of other terms. The latest example comes from the University of Southern California’s Suzanne Dworek-Peck School of Social Work which has declared that the term “field” is racist…
The Smith College School of Social Work will now end the use of the word "field" to abide by its commitment to “anti-racist work" and to be more inclusive to Blacks and people of color.