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potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前

Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

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Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

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potoooooooo ✅️@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 个月前
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered diplomatic correspondence to stop using the Calibri font and return to the more traditional Times New Roman.
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    What a complete waste of time and energy.

    • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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      Worse than that. They made this decision because it’s easier to read for people with dyslexia. So a waste of time and energy just for the sake of being a dick.

      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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        Calibri is easier for those with dyslexia?

        • jballs@sh.itjust.works
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          Yeah, that’s why they considered it a DEI policy. The Biden administration made the shift to Calibri to make things easier to read for people with dyslexia. The Trump admin thinks that inclusion is woke and are are now rolling that policy back. It’s like a cartoon villain level evil.

          Edit: Source

          • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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            I know Calibri is not royalty free, so I thought maybe that was the reason. But checking now, neither is Times New Roman. So, it seems the reason of “be a dick” is holding water tight so far. :facepalm:

            What font was it before Calibri?

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              I think it was Times New Roman before. So they rolled back, just for the sake of getting rid of Inclusion.

              • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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                Sigh. They should at least select a more notable font. Maybe something representative of their prowess. I vote for Comic Sans MS or Papyrus. Both, imo, great choices.

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    This is what they spend their time on. Not solving issues. But complaining about fonts. Bro the child poverty rate is up 50%

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      • NatakuNox@lemmy.world
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        And you know these fucks spent 12 meetings, and $500k on this decision.

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    Whatever keeps the gay thoughts away

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    It’s because it’s got Roman in the name, isn’t it?

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      It is because Calibri was made with reading inclusion in mind (no thin slanted lines) and the current office actively working to exclude as many people as possible for no obvious reason other than pettiness.

      Although, maybe they want to start writing in latin one day again too, so to exclude even more people (like the old days when only the elite were able to read relevant sources).

      • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        No they want to start using Latin so that they can have interpretations based on vibes of the day and not the letter of the law.

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      It’s because it’s got Roman in the name, isn’t it?

      also Calibri is a humanist sans-serif font

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    Making America Great Again /s

    • BlueKey@fedia.io
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      Make America Serif Again

      • davidgro@lemmy.world
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        That, I would actually approve of. I hate ambiguous I and l.

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          Whoever came up with fonts with almost identical l, I and | should sleep on cactus for the rest of their life.

          But beside that: Monospace fonts for the win.

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    Standard insecure loser behavior.

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    Isn’t it just being petty and vindictive for no reason but hate? Biden brought it in, therefore it’s bad, and people who have difficulty with serif fonts? Well, that’s just DEI wokery, according to this feckless wretch.

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    The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

    Way to go guys, using the wrong pangram and leaving out the “s”.

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    Serif for print media, sans serif for screen media. That said, waste of money even if Calibri is ugly (which the creator of it also said).

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      Personally I dislike Times New Roman, it’s cringe

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        • HerrBeter@lemmy.world
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          Well put

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    This is the kind of divisive policy that will Fraktur the nation.

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    Fraktur vs Antiqua II: elektrisches boogaloo

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    of course they would pick the most basic bitch of all serif fonts.

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    Guys, is it gay to not use serifs?

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      No, it’s trans.

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    Bold magenta comic sans would be more suitable

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    deleted by creator

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      Just wait until tomorrow.

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