It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] 32 points 2 years ago

Right? I get that langauge evolves and things go in and out of fashion, but this self-censoring for things completely unrelated to the original or derogatory meanings is kind of a pointless exercise to me.

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