{"id":531535,"date":"2022-12-26T21:51:19","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-26-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-26T21:51:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T18:51:19","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-dec-26-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-26-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 26, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261dd3b54f4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261dd3b54f4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-26-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_26_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 26, 2022&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_26_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 26, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/26.1o024.C..jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p><strong>The Issue: Stanford University\u2019s release of a guide on \u201charmful\u201d language, including the word \u201cAmerican.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stop the insanity, please (\u201cWorld wide woke,\u201d Dec. 21).<\/p>\n<p>Stanford University has gone off the deep end with this nonsensical initiative to eliminate so-called \u201charmful\u201d language. (And I\u2019m willing to bet that George Carlin is turning over in his grave right about now.)<\/p>\n<p>Where will this ridiculousness end? I am proud to be an American, and I do not understand how this is in any way, shape or form an offensive statement. And \u201cwalk-in hours\u201d is a harmful term? Seriously, woke folks? Please, get real.<\/p>\n<p>There are far more serious issues in our country today that should be at the forefront. This linguistic nitpicking has got to stop. It is divisive and serves no purpose. Shame on you, Stanford University, for perpetuating such drivel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jeannie Weldin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dumont, NJ<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Regarding Stanford University\u2019s attempt to replace harmful words such as \u201cimmigrant,\u201d \u201cgrandfather,\u201d \u201cAmerican\u201d and \u201cbrave\u201d: I am relieved to see that the word \u201cimbecilic\u201d is not on their list.<\/p>\n<p><em>Peter Bochner<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wayland, Mass.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am wondering how the United States has lost its way so badly. We have an array of problems that I never imagined such an educated country with so many bright people could have.<\/p>\n<p>All at the same time we have an incompetently managed border, a fentanyl crisis, housing issues, mental-health issues, increasing crime and gang-violence issues, supply-chain issues and a plethora of petty and unproductive politicians, along with out-of-control government spending, and severe nationwide inflation. What did I miss?<\/p>\n<p>And now Stanford University recommends that the word \u201cAmerican\u201d should not be included in discussions on campus.<\/p>\n<p>How, in record time, did America become such a train wreck of a country? <\/p>\n<p><em>Jack Ridolph<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Villages, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Stanford officials who determine the language guidelines need to grow a pair and stop the madness.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when you are offended? Nothing. You do not turn into a pillar of salt nor do you melt.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever happened to \u201csticks and stones\u201d? You\u2019re supposed to be adults. Grow up.<\/p>\n<p><em>Doc Ludemann<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bridgeport, Conn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why would anyone shell out over $200,000 to educate a child at Stanford University or a similarly woke institution?<\/p>\n<p>The obsession with words and the paranoid fear of offending just about everyone is laughable and should be met with derision.<\/p>\n<p>Highly paid professors and diversity officers have politicized their roles to the point of absurdity. Free thought is rejected, as is any narrative contrary to the progressive liberal line.<\/p>\n<p>These schools are not educating, they are indoctrinating. Wise up, America \u2014 have your children learn a trade.<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert Mangi<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Westbury<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The word that should be removed from America is \u201cStanford,\u201d which is trying to create a society of bigoted, mindless robots.<\/p>\n<p>Doing anything for attention seems to be the trend, even though it\u2019s creating a confused society that will be burdened with psychological and identity issues.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t subject your children to this brainwashing wokeism. Live and let live. <\/p>\n<p><em>Suzanne Chute<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So Stanford University issues a paper telling us what words we can and can\u2019t use, yet this school has the parents of crypto-thief Sam Bankman-Fried on its payroll as professors. And among its graduates is fellow thief Caroline Ellison.<\/p>\n<p>Stanford University lacks the moral high ground to tell us how to talk. They\u2019re part of the problem, not the solution. <\/p>\n<p><em>James Lautier<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Windsor, Conn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/em><\/strong>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Stanford University has gone off the deep end with this nonsensical initiative to eliminate so-called \u201charmful\u201d language. 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