University Of New Hampshire Moves To Ban The Word American For This UNTHINKABLE Reason According to a Bias-Free Language Guide at the University of New Hampshire, students should never use the word American. Why? Because the word is problematic. Thats right, UNH has grouped American with words like illegal alien, foreigners, mothering and fathering. According to the universitys website, the ban on these words is meant to invite inclusive excellence in [the] campus community. The guide also asks students to use Sam Gender Loving instead of homosexual. And theyre offering gender-neutral bathrooms to push back on ciscentrism. According to the guide, ciscentrism is a pervasive and institutionalized system that places transgender people in the other category and treats their needs and identities as less important than those of cisgender people. What do you think? Has this university gone ridiculously overboard? 