The Truth About Toxic Words and Why Word Policing Doesn’t Work

In closed meetings leading up to the G20 Summit happening in South Africa this weekend, early reports note that in addition to the Trump administration choosing to boycott the event, U.S. officials are stalling talks and obstructing agreements because they “objected to the use of terms like ‘equity’ and ‘universal health care.'” Earlier this year, the NY Times also published a list of “words that are disappearing in the new Trump administration.” This has included many banned words in relation t...