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University Of Cambridge Implements Soviet-Style Language Prohibitions
Submitted by A. Magnus on Wed, 2017-06-14 00:00
"University of Cambridge history tutors have been told to refrain from using the word “genius” in class because it’s offensive towards women. The department plans to re-write the first two years of its History degree to weed out “sexists terms” like “genius,” “brilliance” and “flair,” reports the Telegraph."
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