Calibri font becomes the latest DEI target as Rubio orders return to Times New Roman

https://apnews.com/article/rubio-state-department-fonts-calibri-times-new-roman-1fcdc92f8229efd515fe44ae9ca16137

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Zomg@piefed.world · 87 pts · 244d (6 replies)

What a complete waste of time and energy.

jballs@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 243d (5 replies)

Worse than that. They made this decision because it's easier to read for people with dyslexia. So a waste of time and energy just for the sake of being a dick.

01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 7 pts · 243d (4 replies)

Calibri is easier for those with dyslexia?

jballs@sh.itjust.works · 17 pts · 243d (3 replies)

Yeah, that's why they considered it a DEI policy. The Biden administration made the shift to Calibri to make things easier to read for people with dyslexia. The Trump admin thinks that inclusion is woke and are are now rolling that policy back. It's like a cartoon villain level evil.

Edit: Source

01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 242d (2 replies)

I know Calibri is not royalty free, so I thought maybe that was the reason. But checking now, neither is Times New Roman. So, it seems the reason of "be a dick" is holding water tight so far. :facepalm:

What font was it before Calibri?

jballs@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 242d (1 reply)

I think it was Times New Roman before. So they rolled back, just for the sake of getting rid of Inclusion.

01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 241d

Sigh. They should at least select a more notable font. Maybe something representative of their prowess. I vote for Comic Sans MS or Papyrus. Both, imo, great choices.

NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 243d (2 replies)

This is what they spend their time on. Not solving issues. But complaining about fonts. Bro the child poverty rate is up 50%

PeacefulForest@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 243d (1 reply)
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NatakuNox@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 243d

And you know these fucks spent 12 meetings, and $500k on this decision.

BetaBlake@lemmy.world · 44 pts · 243d

Whatever keeps the gay thoughts away

als@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 23 pts · 243d (3 replies)

It's because it's got Roman in the name, isn't it?

Unrelated@feddit.nl · 44 pts · 243d (1 reply)

It is because Calibri was made with reading inclusion in mind (no thin slanted lines) and the current office actively working to exclude as many people as possible for no obvious reason other than pettiness.

Although, maybe they want to start writing in latin one day again too, so to exclude even more people (like the old days when only the elite were able to read relevant sources).

CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 243d

No they want to start using Latin so that they can have interpretations based on vibes of the day and not the letter of the law.

cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 243d

It’s because it’s got Roman in the name, isn’t it?

also Calibri is a humanist sans-serif font

Ixoid@aussie.zone · 19 pts · 244d (3 replies)

Making America Great Again /s

BlueKey@fedia.io · 6 pts · 243d (2 replies)

Make America Serif Again

davidgro@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 243d (1 reply)

That, I would actually approve of. I hate ambiguous I and l.

BlueKey@fedia.io · 4 pts · 243d

Whoever came up with fonts with almost identical l, I and | should sleep on cactus for the rest of their life.

But beside that: Monospace fonts for the win.

Diddlydee@feddit.uk · 16 pts · 244d

Isn't it just being petty and vindictive for no reason but hate? Biden brought it in, therefore it's bad, and people who have difficulty with serif fonts? Well, that's just DEI wokery, according to this feckless wretch.

oh_@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 244d

Standard insecure loser behavior.

tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 243d

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

Way to go guys, using the wrong pangram and leaving out the "s".

skooma_king@piefed.social · 10 pts · 243d (3 replies)

Serif for print media, sans serif for screen media. That said, waste of money even if Calibri is ugly (which the creator of it also said).

HerrBeter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d (2 replies)

Personally I dislike Times New Roman, it's cringe

unsettlinglymoist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 242d (1 reply)
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HerrBeter@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 240d

Well put

Siegfried@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 243d

Fraktur vs Antiqua II: elektrisches boogaloo

Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 243d (1 reply)

Guys, is it gay to not use serifs?

Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 243d

No, it's trans.

cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 243d

of course they would pick the most basic bitch of all serif fonts.

klu9@piefed.social · 9 pts · 243d

This is the kind of divisive policy that will Fraktur the nation.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 243d

Bold magenta comic sans would be more suitable

SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 243d

Well shit, that sure did own me. Totally worth it, Marquito!

DegenerationIP@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 243d (1 reply)
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ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 242d

Just wait until tomorrow.

brown567@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 243d (1 reply)

Can we at least use Arial instead? I don't like serifs

ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 243d

Gothic thanks. If it was good enough for Jesus Christ then its good enough for me !

Jhex@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 242d

if this isn't proof Rubio is just a waste of space, I don't know what a waste of space is

moondoggie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 243d

We should help them look for the old font. Release the Epstein files so we can proofread it for you.

lechekaflan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 243d

Dickhead wants to be whiter than white.