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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I just got up from conversation with a couple of older black men, that I said "well I got to go back to work and start cracking the whip." And it occurred to me then that it was probably a really insensitive stupid thing to say.

Sadly, it hadn't occurred to me until it's already said.

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[-] Bipta@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I actually looked into this two days ago. I came across a PDF that was maybe six years old but already outdated. It's a problem when it's this difficult to keep up. I know it's a problem to not try to keep up too though. The human condition sucks.

[-] ReallyKinda@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I tried to look but the most official one (from University of Washington) is kind of ridiculous. Following for better ideas.

[-] vivadanang@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

where does everyone stand on cretin? IMHO it's medical use is obsolete afaik, so really it's just an insult right?

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

I think it might have originated in the Bible. Paul says in Titus‬ ‭1:12‭-‬13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

"One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: 'Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.' This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith.

I always found it comical that Paul, the great apostle, endorsed this stereotype of the people of Crete.

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[-] force@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

This is a great list for ableist terms . https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html I'm disabled in multiple ways and there were a few on here that caused me to re-evaluate my lexicon.

A list has limited use because language evolves, and so do people, and on top of that, context is everything — but it can be a good place to start

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

For years I used the term "shylock" as a pejorative for greedy people while being ignorant of the connotations of using the characters name that way. I didn't even know it was from a Shakespeare play.

[-] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately, this keeps changing. Old slurs get recycled or forgotten, and new words become offensive. Corporate guidelines are often hugely overbroad to avoid offending anyone. The best way to avoid things like what just happened, by checking slang in a dictionary before using it.

[-] Hello_there@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago
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