AP nixes 'homophobia', and other '-phobia' words, 'ethnic cleansing'

Short version: Phobia is a psychological disorder. Anti-gay, Anti-Mulsim, etc. will be used in its place.

“Ethnic cleansing” is a euphemism. Specifically state what happened. i.e. “The Holocaust is an example of ethnically-motivated genocide.”

(Side note: Per usual, don’t read the comments. Most of them didn’t actually read past the headline and the word “Orwellian” is used injudiciously.)

  1. Date Posted Icon 27th November 2012
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    3. Tags Icon #Journalism#Media#Style#AP#Writing#News
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    Well, I mean, when you’re reporting on something, you’re generally just supposed to tell what happened, and make it seem...
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    They say they want to be “neutral in (their) phrasing.” So does that mean they will stop reporting? Everything and...
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    ive always hated this. its not a phobia. theyre not afraid of us, they just dont like it
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    Wait no but ethnic cleansing and genocide are two different things and the holocaust wasn’t just an ethnic cleansing and...
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