For those historians keeping track, esp #milhist folks, “history” is now a flagged word bc of its apparent connection to #DEI. Canary in a coal mine, indeed. @smh-historians.bsky.social 🗃️ www.tpr.org/military-vet... - ThreadSky

amyjay401.bsky.social • 21 hours ago

For those historians keeping track, esp #milhist folks, “history” is now a flagged word bc of its apparent connection to #DEI. Canary in a coal mine, indeed. @smh-historians.bsky.social 🗃️ https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2025-02-28/u-s-military-removes-words-history-respect-dignity-from-digital-presence-as-part-of-dei-review

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gnot.bsky.social•18 hours ago

the slippery slope of censorship

herne.bsky.social•20 hours ago

They have no dignity and we're all losing respect for them… Historically speaking this will be a bad decision.

levesque-chris.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Dignity is also a prohibited term now.

mitchell10500.bsky.social•19 hours ago

this is bad

visiliki.bsky.social•6 hours ago

Let’s see them ban some of their own words… like “heritage,” “traditional”, “king”, “efficiency”, “very”…

docbohn.bsky.social•19 hours ago

🤨

dadwantstotalk.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Oh, now I'm a flagged word?

astill73.bsky.social•9 hours ago

📌

gopickaflower.bsky.social•18 hours ago

As a veteran, this is actively painful to read. One of my favorite murals honored the work segregated troops did. I just realized, it’s probably painted over and it brings me to tears.

vincemc001.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Duty, honor and country will be next

lotuseaternsfw.bsky.social•3 hours ago

the military never had any dignity. i do not see this downfall as particularly problematic because nothing material has changed here. they're just being honest now

mambolica.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Oh boy, this year's #SMH is gonna be lit. Folks, I'll be working at the reception desk with a smile and a box of tissues. Special cases may apply in advance for a warm hug and/or forehead kiss.

drrobthompson.com•19 hours ago

SMH doesn’t stand for anything, though. 🙄

awsparling.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Smacking My Head?

drrobthompson.com•18 hours ago

At this point, yes.

alandraplus3.bsky.social•14 hours ago

📌

redbarchetta.bsky.social•14 hours ago

We are now Previous Military Experience Analysers!

southpatt.bsky.social•11 hours ago

pretty soon it will be farehnheit 451

devlinburgess.bsky.social•21 hours ago

Welp, that's my nightmare scenario made real.
....Do Masters programs have refund policies?😅😭

paulwartenberg.bsky.social•19 hours ago

You can find historian work in Canada...

mambolica.bsky.social•19 hours ago

No you can't, comes the chorus of historians not working in their fields in Canada.

levesque-chris.bsky.social•19 hours ago

tlknoell.bsky.social•6 hours ago

It's a whole pet shop of canaries and they're dropping precipitously.

theahaykid.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Oh, wow, can't even teach whitewashed history now, that's new.

peterhogness.bsky.social•18 hours ago

📌

princessautobot.bsky.social•16 hours ago

Well, it's only fair that they erase the word "respect", since they're erasing all respectability.

fluentisona.bsky.social•21 hours ago

It's such a horrifying time to be a historian.

rickspies.bsky.social•5 hours ago

Memory holes. What novel was that from again? Something by some guy named Orwell or something? But surely it's just chicken little stuff to bring that up.

dsiviy.bsky.social•12 hours ago

So our official government position is to avoid “respect” and “dignity”? That explains a lot…

kintsugi2.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Don’t forget, they don’t wanna talk about history.

dsiviy.bsky.social•8 hours ago

I miss the sad and angry icons…

kintsugi2.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Yes

marcusfunck.bsky.social•14 hours ago

History is a dangerous time.

drianfriel.bsky.social•10 hours ago

Completely agree! One of the key signs of looming authoritarianism is a move to control the historical narrative. It's actually a sign of the real importance of history that dictators think it either has to be totally stifled, or suppressed so that only their interpretation is allowed...

psf2025.bsky.social•8 hours ago

HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY

nathankfinney.com•17 hours ago

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