High-Tech devices have been a huge success in giving people a leap into reality but some just wanted to take advantage.
Bill Gates, Microsoft’s billionaire founder has given $1 Million funding to grant The Education Trust Inc., which supports the Equitable Math curriculum. That curriculum argues traditional styles of teaching math are non-inclusive.
But what is more concerning is that the huge tech company is pushing a woke culture including a word checker that will translate you to use woke terms.
The Sun reported:
“Some of the issues reportedly targeted by Microsoft in its latest version of Office 365, a subscription service that 250 million people use, include age, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or “socioeconomic status and offering some examples of suggested changes.”
For example, “Legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong’s famed words upon landing on the moon in which he lauded “one giant leap for mankind” could be altered to “humankind” or “humanity.” Pop singer Barry Manilow’s hit “Copacabana,” in which Manilow sang of Lola the “showgirl” could be altered to “dancer,” “performer,” or “performing artist.”
Referring to the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher, as “Mrs. Thatcher” could be replaced by “Ms. Thatcher.” “Postman Pat” could be changed to “mail carrier” or “postal worker.” “Headmaster” becomes “Principal,” “mistress” becomes “lover,” “master” becomes “expert,” “manpower” becomes “workforce,” and “heroine” becomes “hero,” among other changes.”
“The checker can be turned on and off in a menu called “Grammar & Refinements,” which lists everything it checks: Age bias, Cultural bias, Ethnic slurs, Gender bias, Gender-Neutral Pronouns, Gender-Specific Language, Racial Bias, Sexual Orientation Bias, and Socioeconomic Bias.”
And back in February 2021, Newsweek reported:
“A screenshot of the Equitable Math curriculum showed the EquitableMath.org website with a quote reading, “White supremacy culture shows up in math classrooms when… The focus is on getting the ‘right’ answer.” This statement follows: “The concept of mathematics being purely objective is unequivocally false, and teaching it is even much less so. Upholding the idea that there are always right and wrong answers perpetuates objectivity as well as fear of open conflict.”
Woke Capital incarnate. pic.twitter.com/KHlfMzjOt9
— Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) November 4, 2021
It seems like part of the rationale for this must be to help the visually impaired. But, whatever the intentions, this makes Microsoft look like the Cirque du Soleil of wokeness. https://t.co/Uh5rSj5Qns
— Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg) November 4, 2021
Bias? Well, Senior Program Manager and On-Air Host, Allison Weins stated, “I’m an Asian and White female with dark brown hair wearing a red sleeveless top.” Program Manager of the “AI Platform Group” Seth Juarez echoed, “I’m a tall Hispanic male wearing a blue shirt and khaki pants.” Marketing manager Nic Fillingham added, “I’m a Caucasian man with glasses and a beard. I go by he/him.”
With the company’s huge reputation for technology, I am so scared that these terms could be accepted easily.
Sources: Daily Wire, The Suns, Newsweek