Democrats have a language problem.

Politico recently reported that a Democratic think tank, Third Way, is circulating a memo warning party leaders to avoid 45 words and phrases that make them sound more like campus activists than neighbors.

The blacklist includes such gems as “cisgender,” “radical transparency,” “stakeholders,” “the unhoused,” “systems of oppression,” and “birthing person.” You can almost hear the eye-rolls in diners across America.

I have seen it myself. Sit in on a town hall in Michigan or wander a county fair in Iowa, and you’ll hear people talk in the blunt language of their lives: jobs, schools, bills, crime. Drop a word like “justice-involved individuals” into that mix and you don’t sound compassionate — you sound like you’re speaking through a translator.

Third Way divided its banned terms into categories like “Therapy-Speak” and “Organizer Jargon.” But why stop there? If Democrats need a guidebook, I’m happy to oblige.

Welcome to the Dictionary of Woke (and Other Meaningless Words).

Birthing person
Translation: "Mom." Unless you’re pitching a dystopian sci-fi series, just say “mother.”

Food insecurity
Translation: "Hunger." A hungry person wants a sandwich, not a symposium.

Latinx
Translation: "Latino or Latina." Surveys show that practically no Hispanics use "Latinx." To most, it sounds contrived and foreign — the opposite of inclusive.

Justice-involved........

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