Saturday, April 6, 2013

AP Style rules change the word 'Illegal"

   You could tell which channels were the racist ones this morning on the news that the AP had changed the allowed usage of the word "illegal" officially in their Style book.

   The Associated Press Style catalog is the journalistic dictionary for usage when reporting.

    Some stations have called people who are here without papers,"illegal" aliens, "illegal" immigrants, etc., which are racist statements.

    The word "illegal" is not allowed to be used as a description of a person, but only as a description of an act.

   If you switched channels during the discussions, you could tell which one was the only channel that was furious with the change.

   Good for the AP.  It's past time.

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