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At State Dept., a Typeface Falls Victim in the War Against Woke (archive.is)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Secretary of State Rubio has concluded that Calibri is a woke font. US diplomats must revert to Times New Roman in official communications.

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[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 113 points 2 days ago (2 children)

So they're doing this because Biden changed it to Calibri in 2023, and because it improves accessibility to those who have dyslexia and other difficulties reading serif fonts, which is considered under the umbrella of DEI.

A combination of pettiness and cruelty.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And ignorance. Don’t forget ignorance.

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I wouldnt say this is ignorance anymore. Theyre all fully aware of how unnecesarily cruel this is and its exactly why theyre doing it.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

I'm sure Rubio doesn't give a shit one way or the other. This is pandering to petty and cruel people, because WOKE BAD gets votes.