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Traditional Catholic Faith => Computers, Technology, Websites => Topic started by: SeanJohnson on January 14, 2022, 08:59:30 AM

Title: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: SeanJohnson on January 14, 2022, 08:59:30 AM

...will now filter/strike politically incorrect words with purple line to suppress thoughtcrime.

:facepalm:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10398999/amp/Blacklist-postman-mankind-just-words-wont-fly-Microsofts-woke-filter.html

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: DigitalLogos on January 14, 2022, 09:06:49 AM

Quote from: SeanJohnson on January 14, 2022, 08:59:30 AM

...will now filter/strike politically incorrect words with purple line to suppress thoughtcrime.

:facepalm:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10398999/amp/Blacklist-postman-mankind-just-words-wont-fly-Microsofts-woke-filter.html

Yeah! I saw this a few months ago when I was using spellchecker, you can't even escape wokeness in a word processor.

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: Mark 79 on January 14, 2022, 09:23:04 AM

Escape: https://www.libreoffice.org/

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: DigitalLogos on January 14, 2022, 09:31:49 AM

Quote from: Mark 79 on January 14, 2022, 09:23:04 AM

Escape: https://www.libreoffice.org/

Unfortunately I can't install that at work. But I did use it for a while at home. Good software 

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: Minnesota on January 14, 2022, 09:39:02 AM

Microsoft Office isn't worth updating because there's not many new features each time. I have Office 365 and Word 2017 on my computer, and it works just fine. It doesn't have this.

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: SimpleMan on January 14, 2022, 09:57:54 AM

I use Open Office as I can't justify spending money on Microsoft Word, woke or not woke.

Open Office works basically the same as MS Word, though it has its own little quirks.  For free software, I can work around those.

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: Seraphina on January 14, 2022, 10:05:29 AM

Yes! Here’s what I want everyone on CI to know!  
My race- White as the driven snow
Gender- Don’t you mean sex?  Female and proud of it.
Pronouns- Her Majesty, Your Majesty, Majesty’s, or just call me Sue.
Appearance- “Short, fat, bald, and ugly.”  Seriously, a family friend got hired when he said that at an interview for foreman of an engineering crew.  

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: Mark 79 on January 14, 2022, 10:34:25 AM

Does Word also change B.C. and A.D. to the Jews' B.C.E. and C.E.?

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: Minnesota on January 14, 2022, 11:28:20 AM

Quote from: Mark 79 on January 14, 2022, 10:34:25 AM

Does Word also change B.C. and A.D. to the Jєωs' B.C.E. and C.E.?

Word 2017 does not. Literally just checked right now.

Title: Re: Microsoft Word Goes Woke
Post by: Matthew on January 14, 2022, 02:21:12 PM

Use the free, and quite capable, Libreoffice for crying out loud! You can even open/save to Microsoft formats. there is NO reason to use Microsoft's crap, especially if they're "woke" as described in the OP.

Even if you're still using Microsoft operating systems, you don't have to use their office suite. Libreoffice is available for all operating systems.