UT-Austin DEI glossary touts term ‘wimmin’ to avoid word ‘men’

by: JENNIFER KABBANY - FIX EDITOR
May. 02, 2023
Source: The College Fix
05/03/2023

It was election day, 2016. Every single day on the way to school in this really old neighborhood of Clarksburg, we passed this faded ad painted on this brick building, and I knew that this day was going to be the day to snap a photo. That’s my daughter. The day ended much different than it started, but this moment was perfect. by Katherine Hanlon is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com

The University of Texas at Austin on Tuesday took down a diversity, equity and inclusion glossary of terms that included the word “wimmin,” prompting the institution to receive some attention and backlash for it.

The glossary stated: “Wimmin: A nonstandard spelling of the word ‘women’ used by feminists to avoid the word ending ‘men.'”

This, created by the Office of Financial and Administrative Services, was highlighted by conservative education activist Christopher Rufo on Tuesday morning, who tweeted: “The University of Texas is now promoting the word ‘wimmin,’ so that students and faculty can ‘avoid the word ending in ‘-men.” According to UT, this is empowering.”

The University of Texas is now promoting the word "wimmin," so that students and faculty can "avoid the word ending in '-men.'"

According to UT, this is "empowering." pic.twitter.com/E6ef5MsI2T
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) May 2, 2023

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