From the article: "To be very clear, not only is the use of the term “American” not banned at Stanford, it is absolutely welcomed."
It's pretty clear to me that the above is not a true statement. If the term "American" is/was absolutely welcome, it would not have ended on the "do not use list". You can frame it as "not a ban", but it would not make it "absolutely welcomed".
This is a polite non-apology, non-admission, "sorry we put out something too early that we could not get away with right now, but we will try again soon" statement.
Comments
From the article: "To be very clear, not only is the use of the term “American” not banned at Stanford, it is absolutely welcomed."
It's pretty clear to me that the above is not a true statement. If the term "American" is/was absolutely welcome, it would not have ended on the "do not use list". You can frame it as "not a ban", but it would not make it "absolutely welcomed".
This is a polite non-apology, non-admission, "sorry we put out something too early that we could not get away with right now, but we will try again soon" statement.
Right the fact that they even need to mention it is bizarre