The Associated Press announced last week that it would ditch the term “mistress” from its vocabulary, noting the word is “archaic and sexist term,” and critics of the decision haven't held back from mocking it. “We now say not to use the archaic and sexist term 'mistress' for a woman in a long-term sexual relationship with, and financially supported by, a man who is married to someone else. Instead, use an alternative like companion or lover on first reference,” the AP Stylebook tweeted. It’s ‘archaic’ to lament breaking God’s commandments, but then, AP would probably scold you for using your archaic Bible to describe God as a ‘He,’” Graham wrote. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING CNN HOST BRIAN STELTER'S 'OBSESSION' WITH RUSSIA INVESTIGATION GOES VIRAL“Their assumption about sexism is that the cheating husband doesn’t get such a discouraging term.

Source: Fox News May 15, 2020 14:15 UTC