An anonymous iSteve commenter suggests that “access” is the coming euphemism:
I read the higher ed websites and I’ve been noting the increased use of the word “access.”
Then there’s this:
Julian R. Williams, who had been vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion since 2020, is now vice president for access, civil rights, and community engagement. The university [of South Carolina] also changed its Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to be the Division of Access, Civil Rights, and Community Engagement.
So I think we’re seeing a terminology transformation in which DEI is DIEing, only to be replaced by a new term that will highlight “access,” along with “community”; and of course “civil rights” is simply the law, so who can complain about that! In fact, there are so many blacks with Ivy League J.D.’s who are underemployed that I predict that they will begin to populate six-figure campus “access” positions.
To paraphrase John Maynard Keynes, the Woke can change euphemisms longer than you can remain awake.
When will it be time for “empowerment” to come back?
