Irish Examiner view: Words and emojis that separate us

Communications failures

 Kate Winslet as Ruth, and her daughter Mia Threapleton as Freya, in 'I Am Ruth'.

It is easy to scoff, and some will, at the relentless attempts to recast language in such a way that it can cause no offence, reinforce stereotypes, or perpetuate dogma which interest groups or nationalities find unacceptable or insulting. But there is no indication people will stop attempting to do so.

One of the world’s finest universities and centres of learning, Stanford in California, is not stinting in its efforts to encourage right-thinking future generations.