What's wrong with The French?

What a viral tweet tells us about inclusive language

Hi friends,

I’m back! This week, we’re talking about that deleted tweet.

What happened

The AP Stylebook is a writing guide, written by and for journalists.

They tweeted:

‘We recommend avoiding general and often dehumanizing “the” labels such as the poor, the mentally ill, the French, the disabled, the college-educated. Instead, use wording such as people w…