Don't say "of average height", say "not a dwarf"

“Not a Hobbit” works too

British universities issue guidelines on proper woke speech

The Universities of Bristol and Nottingham have reportedly outlawed words like 'mankind' and 'millennial' to avoid causing offence - while terms such as 'manpower' are to be replaced with 'workforce'. 

Woke chiefs at the Russell Group schools fear the everyday expressions contribute to stigmas and can have negative associations, reports the Sun. 

At Bristol, students and faculty have allegedly been told to replace the word 'manning' with 'stationed', while 'able-bodied' people should now be called 'non-disabled'.

Meanwhile at Nottingham, phrases such as 'the request fell on deaf ears' or 'blind spot' are now deemed out of touch for potentially 'associating impairments with negative things.' 

Words like 'lame' and 'stupid' are also now discouraged. 

Bristol Uni agrees, as its style guide reads: 'Avoid slang that associates a disability with a negative trait, such as 'falling on deaf ears', 'turning a blind eye' or 'the blind leading the blind'.' 

The guide adds: 'Use the term "non-disabled" rather than "able-bodied" if you need to describe people without disabilities.'

[T] he University of York faced ridicule last month when it slapped a trigger warning on one of its archaeology courses - alerting students they may see images of human remains.

It’s great to know that people are actually paid to come up with this stuff, though I’m disappointed my own application for such employment seems to have fallen on aural orifices stuffed with earwax.,