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trafalmadorianistic t1_iwph8yp wrote

Reply to comment by djkoch66 in Before he became a world champion: a 17 Year old Manny Pacquiao training on ghetto gym equipment made from bicycle tires and wood [Image] by StuffilyTinsel79

He's not using it in that way. You know there is more than one usage of the word.

In the Philippines we don't use the word "ghetto". The usual English word used for places where the urban poor live is "slum", though I don't know if he was living in one.

https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-manny-pacquiao-story/

I think a more precise word to use is "makeshift", but that's not clickable enough for Reddit

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djkoch66 t1_iwrllk3 wrote

Are you part of a marginalized group?

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basspig t1_iwpihsg wrote

You realize you’re just making words that make YOU feel better, because you feel bad for someone who is not offended, right?

Slum, trailer park, ghetto, shit hole, dump. You can call it whatever makes you feel nice and empathetic, but it’s still the same thing.

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