restore decorum
professionalism, changing …
its standard typeface
From the United States Department of State Offical as quoted in the article, Font of ‘wasteful’ diversity: Trump’s state department orders return to Times New Roman credited to Reuters that states:
But a state department cable dated 9 December sent to all US diplomatic posts said that typography shapes the professionalism of an official document and Calibri is informal compared to serif typefaces.
“To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface,” the cable said.
“This formatting standard aligns with the President’s One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations directive, underscoring the Department’s responsibility to present a unified, professional voice in all communications,” it added.
The change to Calibri in 2023 was recommended by diversity and disability groups in the US government, according to US media reports. Some studies have suggested that sans-serif fonts, such as Calibri, are easier to read for those with certain visual disabilities.
A friend recently posted a screed by someone who listed all of the reasons that someone should not support the current administration and that feller in the Oval Office.
At the end, though, this someone said despite on in spite of all those reasons, this someone whole heartedly and devotedly, supported that feller in the Oval Office because this someone felt that, finally, the feller in the Oval Office ‘fought for the someone’s in this world.‘
For myself, I find it difficult to identify with any of the fights that feller is having but there you are.
That fight, I guess, includes the efforts to restore decorum and professionalism to the Department’s written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department by returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface.
This formatting standard aligns with the President’s One Voice for America’s Foreign Relations directive, underscoring the Department’s responsibility to present a unified, professional voice in all communications.
I am reminded of the line from My Cousin Vinny where Lisa comments on deer hunting while Vinny is concerned about what pants to wear. Lisa says:
Imagine you’re a deer. You’re prancing along, you get thirsty, you spot a little brook, you put your little deer lips down to the cool clear water… BAM! A fuckin bullet rips off part of your head! Your brains are laying on the ground in little bloody pieces! Now I ask ya. Would you give a fuck what kind of pants the son of a bitch who shot you was wearing?
Imagine you are the leader of a country.
And you get a cable from the United States Department of State.
Maybe its a birthday greeting?
Maybe its a list of problems?
Maybe its a declaration of war?
Now I ask you?
Would that leader care what font was used?
Fighting for me?
I had no problem with Calibri.
But while you were out the room, I lost my mind trying to deal with this.
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