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visionzero81 t1_j91c2sw wrote

Reply to comment by socatsucks in Baltimore Sees Steep Drop in Unhoused Residents by real_human__bean

Is this a term that was coined by polling the impacted community or is it a term created by white women to feel better about themselves for doing nothing? Similar to the word Latinx which a majority of people from South American descent hate.

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bmore t1_j91csfp wrote

Was homeless a term developed after polling the impacted community?

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socatsucks t1_j91ften wrote

Can’t really speak to that. I just look at it from a linguistics perspective and to me it makes more sense to use the term unhoused. Most people still say homeless, so I think you’ll be fine if you want to keep using that terminology. No one is out here caring about words that much, except on the internet. The real world has bigger shit to worry about.

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Ambitious-Brick-7790 t1_j91m78s wrote

People get brought in to hr everyday over this word salad bullshit now a days. Fuck the oppression Olympics

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socatsucks t1_j91u4p9 wrote

The term political correctness has existed since the early 1900’s, so this isn’t a nowadays thing. The past and the present are the same. People were mad about it back then too. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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