WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
Howto celebrate Ten Plus Years of Blogging? Two hundred and eighty blogposts (2014-2024) and counting. The way I figure my word count,280×500, equals roughly 140,000 words. All my own! (No AI. Not thatthere was any when I started.) Okay, the count has slowed down somefrom those first few years, but I now have incentive to do better.
Goingforward with this blog, I can think about the 240 or so words that Ishould perhaps consider not using, as per an official governmentdocument. In case you’re wondering, here they are:
• activism• activists • advocacy • advocate • advocates • barrier •barriers • biased • biased toward • biases • biases towards •bipoc • black and latinx • community diversity • communityequity • cultural differences • cultural heritage • culturallyresponsive • disabilities • disability
• discriminated• discrimination • discriminatory • diverse backgrounds •diverse communities • diverse community • diverse group •diverse groups • diversified • diversify • diversifying •diversity and inclusion • diversity equity • enhance thediversity • enhancing diversity • equal opportunity • equality• equitable • equity • ethnicity • excluded • female •females • fostering inclusivity
• genders• hate speech • hispanic minority • historically • implicitbias • implicit biases • inclusion • inclusive •inclusiveness • inclusivity • increase diversity • increase thediversity • indigenous community • inequalities • inequality
• inequitable• inequities • institutional • lgbt • marginalize •marginalized • minorities • minority • multicultural •polarization • political • prejudice • privileges • promotingdiversity • race and ethnicity • racial • racial diversity •racial inequality • racial justice • racially • racism •sense of belonging • sexual preferences • social justice •sociocultural • socioeconomic • status • stereotypes •systemic • trauma • under appreciated
• underrepresented • under served • underrepresentation •underrepresented • underserved • undervalued • victim • women• women and underrepresented
(Source:https://gizmodo.com/the-list-of-trump..., National Science Foundation.]
Onething is for sure, I’m not going over my past 140,000 words to seeif they would clear this new hurtle. The original purpose for thisblog was to explore the challenges of writing my first novel, whichwas based on my living in a small town with an historic legacy.Fortunately, Bishop Hill, Illinois, Sweden, Swedes, and what not arenot included on this list or any other lists of official sanctions …yet. I should be good for a while longer.
