'We have concluded that omitting any mention of the systemic aspects of racism promotes a certain viewpoint in itself.' MerriamWebster
, Mitchum explained her motivation for reaching out:"A couple of weeks ago, I said this is the last argument I'm going to have about this," she said."I know what racism is, I've experienced it time and time and time again in a lot of different ways, so enough is enough. So, I emailed them about how I felt about it, saying this needs to change."
Mitchum didn't expect to hear back from Merriam-Webster, but still sent the message, hoping context specifically highlighting insurmountable and systemic oppression would be included in the definition, rather than"dislike directed at another group of people": Merriam-Webster editor Alex Chambers responded to Mitchum, and after an exchange of emails, agreed to work towards updating the term to reflect systemic racism specifically. Chambers explained how failing to mention systemic oppression does not maintain the dictionary's goal of objectivity, but rather, leans toward a particular outlook, one that could be used to promote arguments like reverse racism.
Chambers also wrote that a revision to the entry for racism is currently being drafted by the publisher's editorial staff:
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