Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoWhat's the most derogatory term someone has used for you?message-squaremessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down13
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the most derogatory term someone has used for you?Lacanoodle@literature.cafe to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squaremriormro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·10 months agoI was referred to as ‘the help’ once. It was said seriously and the person who said it did not see issue with it.
minus-squareLacanoodle@literature.cafeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoI thought this was an acceptable term?? TIL
minus-squaremriormro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·edit-210 months agoThere’s a lot of historical and cultural baggage with that term in the US. Specifically concerning its use in reference to house slaves and then freed slaves during and after our reconstruction.
minus-squareLacanoodle@literature.cafeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoOh. Not from the US, didn’t know it was that serious. Sorry
minus-squaremriormro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·10 months agoOh no worries! I just assume that everyone else isn’t from the US on Lemmy so I try to contextualize where I can.
I was referred to as ‘the help’ once. It was said seriously and the person who said it did not see issue with it.
I thought this was an acceptable term?? TIL
There’s a lot of historical and cultural baggage with that term in the US. Specifically concerning its use in reference to house slaves and then freed slaves during and after our reconstruction.
Oh. Not from the US, didn’t know it was that serious. Sorry
Oh no worries! I just assume that everyone else isn’t from the US on Lemmy so I try to contextualize where I can.