▲ 1293 ▼ We never wash our belts, although they are the first thing we touch when leaving the toilet, even before we wash our hands (feddit.de) submitted 3 years ago by ttk@feddit.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 239 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 3 years ago (1 child) If someone gets uppity in a bathroom when you are practicing good hygiene, ask them why they don't. And don't let up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] calexil@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago (4 children) might wanna rethink using the word 'uppity' it has deep-rooted slavery connotations. just fyi. try ornery/agitated instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 3 years ago Haven't seen a minority get uppity about bathroom behaviour in the bathroom. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Bruh permalink fedilink source parent [–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 years ago From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uppity: The adjective uppity is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned word. When used to mean "arrogant" or "presumptuous," it is no more offensive than either of these synonyms. In its meaning of "aspiring to a rank or position higher than one deserves or is entitled to" it is decidedly disparaging, the implication of the word being that the one described does not deserve or is not entitled to rise in standing. Beyond this denotation, however, uppity has a long history of being applied to members of racial minorities and especially to Black people. Its association with such uses, and the bigotry they represent, means that when it is used to describe a member of a racial minority it is likely to be considered especially offensive. Huh. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mlc894@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago As someone with a job involving regular public speaking before some potentially-sensitive audiences, I’m always afraid that some word I use will turn out to have a hurtful impact on people despite being completely innocuous to my ear. Thanks for pointing out another one to add to my “don’t say this word anymore” list! Potentially saved me some awkward conversations. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] calexil@lemmy.world -6 points 3 years ago (4 children) might wanna rethink using the word 'uppity' it has deep-rooted slavery connotations. just fyi. try ornery/agitated instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 3 years ago Haven't seen a minority get uppity about bathroom behaviour in the bathroom. permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Bruh permalink fedilink source parent [–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 years ago From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uppity: The adjective uppity is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned word. When used to mean "arrogant" or "presumptuous," it is no more offensive than either of these synonyms. In its meaning of "aspiring to a rank or position higher than one deserves or is entitled to" it is decidedly disparaging, the implication of the word being that the one described does not deserve or is not entitled to rise in standing. Beyond this denotation, however, uppity has a long history of being applied to members of racial minorities and especially to Black people. Its association with such uses, and the bigotry they represent, means that when it is used to describe a member of a racial minority it is likely to be considered especially offensive. Huh. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mlc894@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago As someone with a job involving regular public speaking before some potentially-sensitive audiences, I’m always afraid that some word I use will turn out to have a hurtful impact on people despite being completely innocuous to my ear. Thanks for pointing out another one to add to my “don’t say this word anymore” list! Potentially saved me some awkward conversations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 3 years ago Haven't seen a minority get uppity about bathroom behaviour in the bathroom. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 years ago From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uppity: The adjective uppity is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned word. When used to mean "arrogant" or "presumptuous," it is no more offensive than either of these synonyms. In its meaning of "aspiring to a rank or position higher than one deserves or is entitled to" it is decidedly disparaging, the implication of the word being that the one described does not deserve or is not entitled to rise in standing. Beyond this denotation, however, uppity has a long history of being applied to members of racial minorities and especially to Black people. Its association with such uses, and the bigotry they represent, means that when it is used to describe a member of a racial minority it is likely to be considered especially offensive. Huh. TIL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mlc894@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago As someone with a job involving regular public speaking before some potentially-sensitive audiences, I’m always afraid that some word I use will turn out to have a hurtful impact on people despite being completely innocuous to my ear. Thanks for pointing out another one to add to my “don’t say this word anymore” list! Potentially saved me some awkward conversations. permalink fedilink source parent