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November 18, 2014

Time Magazine Apologizes for Suggesting "Feminist" Should Be Banned 
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Time Magazine has apologized for including the word "feminist" on a poll
of words that should be banned in 2015. Time apparently included
"feminist" in response to a growing number of celebrities, from Beyoncé
to Taylor Swift, who have embraced the term. Time's suggestion the term
should be banned sparked massive protest, prompting Time's managing
editor, Nancy Gibbs, to issue an apology, saying, "While we meant to
invite debate about some ways the word was used this year, that nuance
was lost."

 

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