Commentary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a guide last week for “Inclusive Communication,” cautioning against using words like prisoner, smoker, illegal immigrant, disabled, or homeless, which the agency says could imply blame or stigma. The guide’s opening line says, “We must confront the systems and policies that have resulted in the generational injustice that has given rise to health inequities.” The CDC is now about fighting injustice, not disease. The agency says instead of gender-specific pronouns like him or her, use “they,” even when referring to one person. And talk about “parents” or “expectant parents” instead of mothers or fathers. After making the hundreds of language changes the CDC recommends, who has time to defeat COVID-19? The CDC’s got mission confusion. With parts of the United States considering more COVID lockdowns, Americans don’t need language lessons on political correctness. They need scientific information on how to reduce …
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