Charleston, WV- A new bill introduced in the West Virginia legislature seeks to eliminate “woke” words.
House Bill 2406 states that it seeks to eliminate woke language and agendas from state government documents, websites, literature, and in-person interactions.
“In official government documents, websites, literature and in person, the following exclusionary and sexist terms shall be replaced with accurate, female-affirming alternatives,” according to the bill.
The “woke words” added to the bill are below:
- Rather than “pregnant people” or “pregnant person”, use “pregnant women” or “pregnant mom”.
- Rather than “chestfeeding”, use “breastfeeding”.
- Rather than “body fed” or “person fed”, use “breast fed”.
- Rather than “human milk”, use “breast milk”.
- Rather than “birthing person”, use “birth mom”.
- Rather than “laboring person”, use “birth mom”.
- Rather than “menstruating person” or “menstruating people”, use “woman” or “women”.
- Rather than “birth-giver”, use “woman”.
- Rather than “womxn” or “womyn”, use “woman”.
If the bill passes, it will take effect on June 1, 2025.
Delegates Crouse, Drennan, Lucas, White, Brooks, Hornby, Masters, Amos, Petitto, Clay, and D. Cannon sponsored the bill.
