{"id":1816774,"date":"2023-01-20T07:05:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1816774"},"modified":"2023-01-20T07:06:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:06:43","slug":"biden-state-department-bans-times-new-roman-font","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-state-department-bans-times-new-roman-font\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden State Department Bans Times New Roman Font"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-state-department-bans-times-new-roman-font%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1816774&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/96fdfbfd-5577-4eb0-9cfa-9863296804b2-1110x740-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, issued an order prohibiting the use of Times New Roman fonts in communications between State Departments.<\/p>\n<p>Times New Roman was first created in 1932. Why is it suddenly so difficult? If you guessed it was because the Biden administration determined the font was racist, I wouldn\u2019t blame you for thinking so. Recent developments made it seem inevitable that someone would declare all serif fonts to be tools of white supremacy.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Our VIPs:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/culture\/lincolnbrown\/2022\/12\/28\/is-math-unfair-to-trans-people-n1656920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Math Unfair to Trans People?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, once in a while, the decision was made with something completely different.<\/p>\n<p>Out of a desire for more, the State Department has decided to abandon Times New Roman. \u201cinclusive\u201d To \u201cemployees who are visually impaired or have other difficulties reading,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/01\/18\/state-department-times-new-roman-calibri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> To the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. The paper was given a copy from the department-wide memo. \u201cThe Times (New Roman) are a-Changin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2019s domestic and overseas offices have until Feb. 6 to transition from Times New Roman to the sans serif font, Calibri \u2014 which is now the new standard font for the department\u2019s communications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlinken\u2019s cable said the shift to Calibri will make it easier for people with disabilities who use certain assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to read department communication,\u201d The explanation <em>Washington Post.<\/em> \u201cThe change was recommended by the secretary\u2019s office of diversity and inclusion, but the decision has already ruffled feathers among aesthetic-conscious employees who have been typing in Times New Roman for years in cables and memos from far-flung embassies and consulates around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, it turns out that despite the seemingly good intentions of the switch, there isn\u2019t a ton of love for it \u2014 especially because no one really loves Calibri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA colleague of mine called it sacrilege,\u201d An officer from the Foreign Service in Asia informed the <em>Post<\/em>. \u201cI don\u2019t mind the decision because I hate serifs, but I don\u2019t love Calibri.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m anticipating an internal revolt,\u201d A second Foreign Service officer spoke to the paper.<\/p>\n<p>If only State Department personnel were this outraged by Biden\u2019s efforts to restore the nuclear deal with Iran \u2014 or his botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, issued an order prohibiting the use of Times New Roman fonts in communications between State Departments. Times New Roman was first created in 1932. Why is it suddenly so difficult? 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