Lorenzo and all,
Interestingly enough, in German "diverse" *can* relate to an individual.
This is a fairly recent development – following a 2018 court decision,
"diverse" was introduced as a third option in census forms and the like, to
be used by people who do not identify as "female" or "male".
Yes. We shouldn't define people by what they're not (white, cis-gendered, male,
etc.). But we should also adopt an expanded conceptualization of "competency"
that is more inclusive. What we think of as competency has been defined by
people who found their own specific skills particularly
"I hate that word so, so much." Ava DuVernay in The New York Times, January 25,
2016.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/26/movies/ava-duvernay-on-hollywoods-inclusion-problem.html?partner=IFTTT&_r=0
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In what way is "diverse people" offensive, and to whom? Cheers, Peter.
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Congratulations for this Rwandan new user group.
But, as a lover of my French language and a defender of Francophonie, I was
a little sad to read "*that the group aim [...] to promote free and open
access to knowledge locally in Kinyarwanda & English*" understanding in
that sentence (I hope I'm
On mer, 2022-05-04 at 14:36 +, H4CUSEG via Wikimedia-l wrote:
> Can we stop referring to "diverse people" please? It's offensive.
I'm sorry for that.
If I understand it right - and correct me if I'm wrong - you are saying
that calling someone a "diverse person" is labeling that person in a
