Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Bans Word From State Government Documents

Arkansas’s new Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed this week an executive order prohibiting the use “Latinx” It is in government documents, because it is “culturally insensitive” to the Latino community.

“Ethnically insensitive and pejorative language has no place in official government documents or government employee titles,” Sanders’ executive order . “The government has a responsibility to respect its citizens and use ethnically appropriate language, particularly when referring to ethnic minorities.”

According to the executive order, the polling by the Pew Research Centre found that only 2 to 3 percent of Latinos use the word “Latino” “Latinx” to describe themselves and that the Real Academia Española, a Madrid-based institution that serves as a guide for the Spanish language, has officially rejected the use of “x” Alternative to “o” “a” Spanish

Sanders claimed that it was the policy of her government. “prohibit the use of culturally insensitive words for official state government business.”

“All state offices, departments, and agencies, unless granted an exemption by the Governor, shall review official documents of their respective entities regarding the use of the term ‘Latinx,’ ‘latinx,’ ‘Latinxs,’ or ‘latinxs’ in official state documents,” The order was placed.

The state entities are to report back to the Governor’s office highlighting all instances in which the word is used and “within sixty (60) days of this Order, all state offices, departments, and agencies shall revise all existing written materials by replacing the terms ‘Latinx,’ ‘latinx,’ ‘Latinxs,’ or ‘latinxs’ with ‘Hispanic,’ ‘Hispanics,’ ‘Latino,’ ‘Latinos,’ ‘Latina,’ or ‘Latinas.’”

Sanders also signed an executive orders targeting woken indoctrination at schools, specifically Critical Race Theory. “antithetical to the traditional American values of neutrality, equality, and fairness.”

“It emphasizes skin color as a person’s primary characteristic, thereby resurrecting segregationist values, which America has fought so hard to reject,” The order was placed. “It is the policy of this administration that CRT, discrimination, and indoctrination have no place in Arkansas classrooms.”

Sanders, 40 years old, was sworn to office in Little Rock Tuesday. She follows in the footsteps her father Mike Huckabee who served as governor from 1996 through 2007.

It is an honor to be the 47th Governor and first woman governor of Arkansas.

We will prove to the world that Arkansas is still an American state where liberty reigns supreme and liberty will not die. 

Now let’s get on with the work. pic.twitter.com/vkSf6yw7sb

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) January 10, 2023

“I am incredibly honored to be the 47th Governor, and the first woman governor, of the great state of Arkansas,” Sanders made the statement in a statement. “We will show the world that there is still a place in America where freedom reigns and liberty will never die, and that place is Arkansas. Now, let’s get to work.”

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