The new Equity Language Guide for parks and recreation professionals “includes meticulous instructions on what words are acceptable or unacceptable in speaking about race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and ability.”

The new Equity Language Guide for parks and recreation professionals “includes meticulous instructions on what words are acceptable or unacceptable in speaking about race, age, gender, sexual orientation, and ability.”

"If the National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA)...has released a guide on how to speak in woke terms — a veritable “Wokeness for Dummies” — including tips like no longer using the term “Americans” to describe Americans and making sure the term “white” is lowercase while “Black” is capitalized.

Before we dig into the guide, the first paragraph on the National Recreation And Park Association’s (NRPA) homepage tells you everything you need to know about where these people’s priorities lie:

...NRPA advances this vision by investing in and championing the work of park and recreation professionals as a catalyst for positive change in service of equity, climate-readiness, and overall health and well-being...Read all.