The first word that came to mind was "snowflake". Not only because it reminded me of what these "circle drawers" are often compared with (derogatorily), but also since it was not among the words your essay listed. Then I thought this "circle" likely wasn't pursued because its dissemination may draw too much attention to the absurdity of this behavior - especially when weather reports stopped using it! Posts like yours should be much more widely circulated...thanks for sharing.
Couldn’t agree more. Scary times.
I recently saw a list of frowned-upon words from a college department—apparently “picnic” is offensive. Still scratching my head ...
The first word that came to mind was "snowflake". Not only because it reminded me of what these "circle drawers" are often compared with (derogatorily), but also since it was not among the words your essay listed. Then I thought this "circle" likely wasn't pursued because its dissemination may draw too much attention to the absurdity of this behavior - especially when weather reports stopped using it! Posts like yours should be much more widely circulated...thanks for sharing.