The Green Party, in its ‘Inclusive Language Guidance’ has banned certain words from their Conference, including the word ‘lunatic’.
As a mental health professional, I have no qualms with stating that the officials who came up with this list of banned words are lunatics.
EXCL: The Green party has produced an Orwellian glossary of ‘unacceptable’ language ahead of its conference this weekend.
Its new ‘Inclusive Terminology Guidance’ instructs members to stop using words and phrases including ‘elderly’, ‘female politician’ and ‘mothers and fathers’. Also discouraged are ‘able-bodied’, ‘sex-change’, ‘homosexual’, ‘a nutter’, ‘youngster’ and ‘sexual preference’.
The guidance recommends replacing ‘gendered job titles’ with ‘gender-neutral terms wherever possible’. Members should say ‘chair’ instead of ‘chairman’, ‘police officer’ instead of ‘policeman’ and ‘parents and carers’ rather than mothers and fathers.