Global Courant 2023-05-07 18:22:54
The Associated Press Stylebook published guidelines on social media advising publishers to put the word “awake” in quotes because of conservatives’ “derogatory” use of the word.
“A slang term originally describing enlightenment or awakening on issues of racial and other forms of social justice,” read an explanation of the word in an AP Stylebook post on Twitter Wednesday. “Some people and groups, especially conservatives, now use it in a derogatory way, implying what they see as overreactions. Avoid using the term other than in direct quotes.”
AP Stylebook, which is used by journalists, editors and publications to guide their language use and writing style, continues to release guidelines for publishers as new words or usages become more common.
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While most of the Stylebook’s recommendations receive little attention or controversy, some of the more recent guidelines have raised eyebrows, including the advice earlier this year to remove “generic and often inhumane” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the avoid disabled people. , the college educated.”
The guidance was widely derided, most notably by the French Embassy in the US, who tweeted, “I think this is us now”, while sharing a photo that jokingly changed the name from “French Embassy US” to “Embassy of Frenchness in the US.”
Similar to that advice, some social media users chimed in to pan the AP Stylebook’s latest guidelines.
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“AP doubles down on their commitment to politicizing literary rules,” one Twitter user wrote.
“The AP is the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party, they no longer deserve respect at all and I look forward to seeing all journalists out of work,” wrote another.
Meanwhile, one commenter pointed out that the guidance could be considered awake in itself.
An image of a keyboard with the Associated Press logo. (Associated Press/Getty Images)
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“They were legitimately just using a definition of wake up to describe the word ‘wake up,'” the comment read.
Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee