{"id":293920,"date":"2017-02-09T01:46:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T00:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/microaggression-safe-space-added-to-merriam-webster-dictionary\/"},"modified":"2017-02-09T01:46:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T00:46:03","slug":"microaggression-safe-space-added-to-merriam-webster-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/microaggression-safe-space-added-to-merriam-webster-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Microaggression\u2019 &amp; \u2018Safe Space\u2019 Added to Merriam-Webster Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant addition to our online dictionary, reflecting the breadth of English vocabulary\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mikael Thalen<\/strong><br \/>Prison Planet.com<br \/>February 8, 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>The words \u201cmicroagression\u201d and \u201csafe space\u201d were added this week to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the company has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/new-words-in-the-dictionary-feb-2017\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> Tuesday, the new terms are joined by more than 1,000 other additions that reflect \u201cthe breadth of English vocabulary\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust as the English language constantly grows, so does the dictionary. More than one thousand new words have been added, including terms from recent advances in science, borrowings from foreign languages, and words from tech, medicine, pop culture, sports, and everything in between,\u201d the statement reads. \u201cThis is a significant addition to our online dictionary, reflecting the breadth of English vocabulary and the speed with which we seek information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A microaggression, described as \u201ca comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group,\u201d can include anything from \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/us-college-saying-you-guys-is-an-anti-woman-microagression\/\" target=\"_blank\">equating hard work with success<\/a>\u201d to using the term \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=324742&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\">you guys<\/a>\u201d in the presence of women.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/microagression.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/microagression.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-288286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/microagression.jpg 620w, http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/microagression-300x102.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/microagression-90x31.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2015 the University of Wisconsin even claimed that complimenting people of color or viewing America as a \u201cmelting pot\u201d were racist microaggressions.<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZUOkUdL4RjU?ecver=1\" width=\"620\" height=\"320\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><!-- [donotprint] --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ppani\">\n<li>A d v e r t i s e m e n t<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><!-- [\/donotprint] --><\/p>\n<p>A safe space, described as \u201ca place (as on a college campus) intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations,\u201d are known to include such amenities as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/03\/22\/opinion\/sunday\/judith-shulevitz-hiding-from-scary-ideas.html?_r=0\" target=\"_blank\">coloring books, cookies and videos of puppies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Safe-Space.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Safe-Space.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"135\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-288287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Safe-Space.jpg 620w, http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Safe-Space-300x65.jpg 300w, http:\/\/hw.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Safe-Space-90x20.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The terms, associated with modern progressives, have caused a backlash by both conservatives, classical liberals and some in academia.<\/p>\n<p>In an article entitled, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2015\/09\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind\/399356\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Coddling Of The American Mind<\/a>,\u201d writers for The Atlantic argue that the phenomenon is&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/microaggression-safe-space-added-to-merriam-webster-dictionary.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis is a significant addition to our online dictionary, reflecting the breadth of English vocabulary\u2026\u201d Mikael ThalenPrison Planet.comFebruary 8, 2017 The words \u201cmicroagression\u201d and \u201csafe space\u201d were added this week to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the company has said. 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