Merriam-Webster announced that its Word of the Year is “they.” The company, which publishes dictionaries and reference books, said that online searches for the word increased 313% in 2019 over the previous year. The plural pronoun “they,” according to the company, may now be used as a singular pronoun.

Merriam-Webster also stated that “they” should be used for individuals who are “gender-nonconforming” or “nonbinary” and prefer the plural pronoun to refer to themselves, instead of “he” or “she.”

This is just another example of how gender activist groups have been wildly successful in redefining words and demanding others follow their usage. They do so to further their social and political goals.

In a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr, four members of Congress have asked him to begin prosecuting obscene pornography with obscenity laws that are already on the books. Reps. Jim Banks (R-IN), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX), and Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) all signed the letter and explained the harms that widespread pornography use has on society. 

“The explosion in pornography coincides with an increase in violence towards women and an increase in the volume of human trafficking as well as child pornography. Victims are not limited to those directly exploited, however, and include society writ large. This phenomenon is especially harmful to youth, who are being exposed to obscene pornography at exponentially younger ages,” the letter reads.

The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) specializes in bullying small schools and local governments around the country over what it perceives to be a little too much religion going on. The atheist organization sends out demand letters written by its lawyers ordering the recipient to cease and desist from practices it deems violate the “separation of church and state” and then demands an immediate response. The implied threat, based on its history, is that it will not hesitate to bring a lawsuit and force its victims to either yield under pressure or be subject to court orders and steep attorney’s fees awards. Most small cities and schools do not have the financial resources to push back, so they do what FFRF demands.