(1) ANU academics ask staff to drop 'mother' and 'father'(2) ANU urges staff to say 'chestfeeding' not 'breastfeeding', 'gestational parent' not 'mother'(3) UK 'Woke' Universities to be fined for limiting Free Speech(4) UK Government set to fine universities who 'cancel' people due to their views(5) 'Woke' Teachers Want Shakespeare Canceled: "This Is About White Supremacy And Colonization"(6) USA has Two Presidents(7) CNN and NBC both paid $35,000 to John Sullivan for footage of fatal Capitol riot shooting(1) ANU academics ask staff to drop 'mother' and 'father'https://neonnettle.com/news/14248-university-orders-staff-to-use-woke-language-call-fathers-non-birthing-parent-University Orders Staff to Use 'Woke' Language: Call Fathers 'Non-Birthing Parent'Told to ditch the terms 'mother' and 'father' to become more gender-inclusiveBy: Jay Greenberg  |@NeonNettle on 17th February 2021 @ 12.00amA University has ordered its staff to start using gender-neutral language to become more "woke" and "inclusive."The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia, told staffers to ditch the terms "mother" and "father" and replace them with more "gender-inclusive" language.ANU issued a Gender-Inclusive Handbook which lists "woke" phrases that must be used.The handbook tells staff that fathers must be referred to as the "non-birthing parent."The term "mother" is replaced with "gestational parent.""While many students will identify as 'mothers' or 'fathers', using these terms alone to describe parenthood excludes those who do not identify with gender-binaries," the handbook warns.(2) ANU urges staff to say 'chestfeeding' not 'breastfeeding', 'gestational parent' not 'mother'https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/anu-urges-staff-to-say-chestfeeding-instead-of-breastfeeding-gestational-parent-instead-of-mother/news-story/bedde8c10621bcf23ab18b8cec7ffb95ANU urges staff to say 'chestfeeding' instead of 'breastfeeding', 'gestational parent' instead of motherThe country's leading university has asked staff to adopt "gender-inclusive" parenting language such as "chestfeeding" and "human milk".Frank ChungFEBRUARY 16, 20213:25PMANU academics ask staff to drop 'mother' and 'father' in bid for gender inclusive educationAustralia's leading university has encouraged staff to use "parent-inclusive language", such as "chestfeeding" instead of "breastfeeding" and "human milk" rather than "mother's milk".Similarly, the terms "mother" and "father" should be replaced with "gestational" and "nongestational" parent, according to the Australian National University's Gender-Inclusive Handbook.Published last year by the Canberra university's Gender Institute, the handbook describes itself as a guide intended for "any ANU student or staff member involved" in teaching.It offers recommendations to "uplift female and gender minority students".In a section about student parents, the handbook notes that while "many students will identify as 'mothers' and 'fathers', using these terms alone to describe parenthood excludes those who do not identify with gender-binaries".It cites a 2019 study by researcher Lauren Dinour, who claimed that "heterosexual and woman-focused lactation language … can misgender, isolate, and harm transmasculine parents and non-heteronormative families"."It is therefore recommended to use the terms 'breast/chest feeding' and 'human/parent's milk', rather than 'breastfeeding' and 'mother's milk' to describe lactation," the handbook states."When discussing childbirth, use the terms 'gestational' or 'birthing' parent rather than 'mother', and the terms 'nongestational' or 'nonbirthing' parent rather than 'father'."The guide says this non-gendered language is "particularly important in clinical or abstract academic discussions of childbirth and parenthood, both to recognise the identities of students in the class, and to model inclusive behaviour for students entering clinical practice"."When working with student parents, defer to non-gendered language until the student volunteers their preferred nomenclature," it says.A spokeswoman for the ANU distanced the university from the handbook."This is a guide produced by a research institute that, among its many areas of focus, examines how to improve gender equity and inclusiveness in our society," she said in a statement."The guide is an academic output produced by experts who are free to research in their field of expertise under our policies on academic freedom. This document is not an official ANU policy, process or official prescription to staff and students. It is a guide developed by expert researchers to assist anyone committed to enhancing inclusiveness and diversity."Despite the ANU's insistence that it was not an "official prescription", the handbook itself lays out examples of "positive actions" being taken by individual colleges at the university to implement "gender-inclusive teaching".The College of Health and Medicine and the College of Science, for example, states that it uses "gender-inclusive language" such as "they/them" rather than "he/him" or "she/her", and offers "unconscious bias" training to all staff.Worryingly, the College says staff have "reported issues with students undermining female-identifying tutors" and there are "issues associated with condescending discourse (and/or 'mansplaining') by students to other students".The College of Law states that feminist scholar Emerita Professor Margaret Thornton is "working to make curated, inclusive curriculum resources", while the College of Asia and the Pacific highlights a project with Indigenous scholars to "decolonise" academic work.Asked whether the handbook was supported or encouraged by the university, the spokeswoman confirmed the university was "committed to equity and diversity and ensuring we reflect the broad nature, background and experiences of Australians and our society, as well as a being a safe and welcoming campus for all people"."The University has a range of official policies and guidelines in place that support equity and diversity across our campus and community," she said.Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, which first reported on the handbook on Tuesday, University of Sydney sociologist Associate Professor Salvatore Balbones cautioned against trying to dictate language.He suggested some of the new terms could lead to confusion."Most people don't know what parent's milk is and would question what it means," he said. "If someone said parent's milk they might be looking for a brand of milk named parent's milk."It comes after a UK hospital last week issued similar "gender-inclusive" language guidelines, telling staff to use terms including "birthing parents" and "human milk" to avoid offending transgender people.Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust – which has renamed its maternity department "peri-natal services" – said the move was designed to be "inclusive of trans and non-binary birthing people without excluding the language of women or motherhood".The 19-page policy document stated that there was "currently biological essentialism and transphobia present within elements of mainstream birth narratives and discourse", the Daily Mail reported.In 2018, a 30-year-old transgender woman made headlines after reportedly managing to breastfeed her baby in the first documented case of its kind.The case study, which did not identify the woman, was reported in the journal Transgender Health by Dr Tamar Reisman and Dr Zil Goldstein from the Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery in New York.The experimental treatment regimen included hormones, breast stimulation and an anti-nausea drug. After one month she was able to express "droplets", and after three-and-a-half months she was producing about 240mL of breast milk per day."She was able to achieve sufficient breast milk volume to be the sole source of nourishment for her child for six weeks," the study authors wrote.(3) UK 'Woke' Universities to be fined for limiting Free Speechhttps://summit.news/2021/02/15/good-news-woke-universities-to-be-fined-for-limiting-free-speech/GOOD NEWS: 'Woke' Universities To Be Fined For Limiting Free SpeechThe government will also instruct heritage charities, museums and art galleries to stop 'airbrushing' history at the behest of the woke mobPublished 5 mins ago on 15 February, 2021Steve WatsonAntonioGuillem / Getty ImagesA pair of new government initiatives will see universities in the UK fined if colleges or student bodies attempt to shut down free speech on campuses, and heritage bodies sanctioned if they use funds to advance partisan political movements.The Sunday Telegraph reported that the university measure is to be announced this week by the Education secretary Gavin Williamson, who has previously railed against the rise of 'wokism' and leftist cancel culture.The report notes that "Colleges or student bodies that try to cancel, dismiss or demote people over their views will be sanctioned in a major Government escalation on the 'war on woke'."Williamson's effort will make it the duty of universities to promote free speech on campuses by allowing a broad spectrum of events and speakers, without hindrance.The move will also see a 'Free Speech Champion' established on campuses as part of government's regulatory Office for Students.The role will be to ensure free speech isn't impeded and that academic freedom is maintained, and to impose fines on establishments or student unions that restrict speech.A government source told the Telegraph that "Unacceptable silencing and censoring on campuses is having a chilling effect and that is why we must strengthen free speech in higher education, by bolstering the existing legal duties and ensuring strong, robust action is taken if these are breached."In addition, the government will instruct heritage charities, museums and art galleries to stop 'airbrushing' history at the behest of the woke mob.Culture secretary Oliver Dowden is expected to issue instructions to the National Trust, Historic England, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, the National History Museum, the British Museum and the Imperial War Museum at a summit next week "to defend our culture and history from the noisy minority of activists constantly trying to do Britain down".The move comes after revelations that public funds are being used to pay for reviews that seek to link British heritage to 'colonialism' and 'white supremacy'.This is particularly the case in London, where the mayor Sadiq Khan has appointed a rogues gallery of woke partisans as a 'task force' to review whether statues and other landmarks in the city are 'diverse enough'.In a letter, Dowden stated "History is ridden with moral complexity and interpreting Britain's past should not be an excuse to tell an overly-simplistic version of our national story, in which we damn the faults of previous generations whilst forgetting their many great achievements.""Purging uncomfortable elements of our past does nothing but damage our understanding of it," Dowden also urged.Responding to the government initiatives, Sir John Hayes, the chairman of the Common Sense Group of Conservative MPs said "It is absolutely right that the Government steps in to defend free speech. Without the ability to speak freely soon we will not have the ability to think freely."Hayes added that "universities ought to be places where ideas are to be a fulcrum for devising and testing ideas to be places of imaginings", but noted that debate is being stifled by self appointed "thought police".A recent study by leading education focused think tank Civitas found that free speech at the world's leading universities is being eroded at an alarming rate owing to the rise of "cancel culture".The study found that within the past three years, more than 68 per cent of universities in the UK have seen free speech severely restricted, with academics unable to meaningfully discuss the nuances of issues such as race and gender.It is now an everyday occurrence, even at distinguished universities such as Cambridge, to see ridiculous one sided 'discussions' led by panels of activists who all agree on one subject, such as Winston Churchill being worse than Hitler, while speakers who disagree, or just have an opinion that isn't robustly 'woke' are prevented from appearing.A recent national poll found that half of Britons agree that freedom of speech is under direct threat from cancel culture, with only 12% feeling that they can speak more freely than five years ago.(4) UK Government set to fine universities who 'cancel' people due to their viewshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9258031/Government-appoint-woke-warden-powers-fine-universities-cancel-people.htmlGovernment set to fine universities who 'cancel' people due to their views as ministers 'defend British history and culture'     * Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is set to unveil the 'free speech champion'     * They will have the power to defend students and academics at college campuses     * Institutions trying to cancel people due to their views will be penalised with fines     * Ministers also told heritage groups not to use public funds for political purposesBy James Gant For MailonlinePublished: 10:55 AEDT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 20:35 AEDT, 14 February 2021Universities and colleges will be fined for suffocating free speech on campuses, ministers have warned.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will this week unveil a 'free speech champion' who will have the power to defend students and academics.Institutions which try to cancel people due to their views will be penalised as part of the government's 'war on woke'.Ministers have also told heritage groups 'public funds must never be used for political purposes' as they try to defend the attempted rewriting of Britain's history.It comes after a December report claimed more than a third of universities are imposing 'severe' restrictions on freedom of speech.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson will this week unveil a 'free speech champion' who will have the power to defend students and academicsThe situation is so bad in 48 universities – 35 per cent – it warranted legislation to stop campus censorship, a study said in DecemberMr Williamson will on Tuesday reveal the warning to universities and colleges in a bid to bolster current free speech legal protections, the Sunday Telegraph reports.It means student unions and higher-education facilities will have to promote free speech on campuses.The 'free speech champion' will be a part of the Office for Students regulator, the newspaper says.They will be able to promote free speech and academic freedom as well as fine institutions and reinstate staff sacked for their views.A source told the Telegraph: 'Free speech underpins our democratic society and our universities have a long and proud history of being places where students and academics can express themselves freely, challenge views and cultivate an open, inquiring mind.'Unacceptable silencing and censoring on campuses is having a chilling effect and that is why we must strengthen free speech in higher education, by bolstering the existing legal duties and ensuring strong, robust action is taken if these are breached.'While the Department for Education would not comment on the story, it is understood details on the measures will be set out later in the week.Meanwhile Culture secretary Oliver Dowden is set to meet with to top 25 heritage bodies in the country next week to address their recent stances.Culture secretary Oliver Dowden is set to meet with to top 25 heritage bodies in the country next week to address their recent stancesThose at the meeting include the National Trust, Historic England, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Arts Council England, the National History Museum, the British Museum and the Imperial War Museum.He is expected to tell them 'to defend our culture and history from the noisy minority of activists constantly trying to do Britain down'.Another move by the government in the culture war includes asking the future head of Ofcom to enforce 'due impartiality' on broadcasters.The BBC and Channel 4 have been accused by MPs of trying to 'appeal to a narrow band of north London metropolitan virtue signalling politically correct lefties'.It comes after a December report claimed more than a third of universities are imposing 'severe' restrictions on freedom of speech.The situation was so bad in 48 universities – 35 per cent – that it warranted legislation to stop campus censorship, the study said.More than a third of British universities were imposing 'severe' restrictions on freedom of speech including Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews, a December report by think-tank Civitas claimed. Pictured: File photo of King's College CambridgeAnother 70 institutions (51 per cent) have seen some failures which should be examined by watchdog the Office for Students.Only 19, representing 14 per cent, did not warrant external attention, said the report by think-tank Civitas.Before the pandemic hit, Mr Williamson said protecting free speech on university campuses – and stamping out 'no-platforming' was one of his priorities.Some of the universities named in the report – Academic Freedom in Our Universities: the Best and the Worst – were named in the graphic on this page.The study found 68 per cent of institutions have had a free speech controversy since 2017, with allegations of transphobia being a major problem.Fifty-five per cent of universities have experienced a 'cancel culture' episode, in which open letters or petitions pushed for the restriction on the controversial views of staff, students or visiting speakers.And although 72 per cent have now implemented free speech policies, Civitas says they actually limit the protections for speakers and groups.It said the situation is urgent enough to require government intervention, unless universities can agree to a robust joint commitment to protect all free speech.(5) 'Woke' Teachers Want Shakespeare Canceled: "This Is About White Supremacy And Colonization"https://www.zerohedge.com/political/woke-teachers-want-shakespeare-canceled-about-white-supremacy-and-colonizationTUESDAY, FEB 16, 2021 - 20:30Authored by Jonathan Turley,"Too Woke, Or Not Too Woke?"While the House managers were quoting Shakespeare in their case against President Donald Trump last week, it appears that the Bard may soon be less known than "Poor Yorick" who we once knew so well.There is a growing campaign by teachers to drop Shakespeare and other Western literature from classes. One group, #DisruptTexts, insists "This is about White supremacy and colonization."Lorena German, National Council of Teachers of English Anti-Racism Committee chair and a co-founder of the Disrupt Texts forum, insisted "everything about the fact that he was a man of his time is problematic about his plays. We cannot teach Shakespeare responsibly and not disrupt the ways people are characterized and developed."We previously discussed how the portrait of William Shakespeare was removed at the University of Pennsylvania's English Department as a statement for greater racial sensitivity and diversity. Students are increasingly being deprived of such foundational classics as "Romeo and Juliet," "Macbeth," "King Lear" or Richard III. These are works that are not only masterpieces but shaped generations of later works and continue to be referenced in modern writing.  Yet, this is a movement that has been building since 1987 when Jesse Jackson led Stanford undergraduates chanting, "Hey, ho, Western Citv has got to go!"Amanda McGregor, a Minnesota-based librarian wrote in the January issue of School library journal  that "Shakespeare's work is full of problematic and outdated ideas, lots of misogyny, racism, homophobia, class discrimination, anti-Semitism, misogyny"German insisted that Shakespeare "is not 'universal' in a way that other authors are not. He is not more 'timeless' than anyone else."Some teachers advocating replacing Shakespeare with such works as "Hunger Games."Shakespeare could have seen his coming when he wrote in As You Like It that "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts."However, the exiting of Shakespeare will come at a terrible cost for our students. While Shakespeare appears the new rallying cry for woke teachers, he is "a man more sinned against than sinning."If he is stripped away from our reading lists, our students will be the poorer for it.(6) USA has Two PresidentsFrom: johnlockewood <johnlockewood@protonmail.com>Subject: Submission for Publication -"Presidents' Day in a Divided Nation"February 15th is Presidents' Day.America has two Presidents on this day, besides Washington and Lincoln.One half of the country believes Trump rightfully won.Yet the events of Jan. 6th still hang like a cloud over Washington.Critics fault his claims of a stolen election for provoking the protests.But what if the Democrats really did steal the election? Wouldn't the fault be theirs?And how can we know whether they really stole it?Claims of "Massive fraud" on one side vs. "No sign of fraud" on the other -- who is right?One thing is crystal clear:Unconstitutional, illegal changes to voting laws generated millions of irregular ballots -- a hundred times greater than the margin between the candidates, in some swing states. If the balloting is illegal, there is no way the count can be correct.An unconstitutional vote can only produce an unconstitutional result. Everything that followed -- the certification of the popular vote, the electoral college vote, and the inauguration -- none of these steps had any legal foundation.Bad data makes bad decisions. Since Nov. 3, our machinery of government has been spinning off course on erroneous, unlawful inputs.The only solution in such cases is to correct the error.Until runoff elections are held in conformity with the law, we will still have two Presidents.Only one of them can be the rightful one.(7) CNN and NBC both paid $35,000 to John Sullivan for footage of fatal Capitol riot shootinghttps://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/02/17/cnn-and-nbc-both-paid-35000-to-left-wing-activist-for-footage-of-fatal-capitol-riot-shooting-1031064/CNN and NBC both paid $35,000 to left-wing activist for footage of fatal Capitol riot shootingFebruary 17, 2021 | BPR WireChuck Ross, DCNFA left-wing activist facing criminal charges for his involvement in the Capitol riots received $35,000 from both CNN and NBC for footage he recorded of a Trump supporter being fatally shot inside the Capitol building, according to records he filed in federal court on Tuesday.Lawyers for John Sullivan, a 26-year-old Utah native, disclosed the payments as part of the activist’s argument that he was acting as a journalist in the Capitol rather than a rioter."Defendant is legitimately self-employed as a documentarian and it is oppressive to require that he not be allowed to continue his primary area of employment for an extended period of time," Steven R. Kiersh, the Sullivan lawyer, wrote in a court filing in which he argued for Sullivan to be allowed to continue using Facebook and Twitter.Sullivan, who founded the social justice group Insurgence USA, was charged on Jan. 13 with illegally entering the Capitol, civil disorder, and violent or disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.Prosecutors cited video that Sullivan recorded inside the Capitol in which he called for burning down the building, while egging on others who had broken into the building."We accomplished this shit. We did this together. Fuck yeah! We are all a part of this history," he said in a video cited by prosecutors.