Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-220 hours ago71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square159linkfedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1image71% of Americans say the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-220 hours agomessage-square159linkfedilinkfile-text
Words matter. Always use simple direct language. Help the poor Healthcare for everyone Good treatment at work. Don’t use complex words.
minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down6·5 days agoYeah, straight/heterosexual people didn’t want to be called that, either. They want being cis and heterosexual to just be “normal” and any variation to be abnormal. Fuck that, they’ll do the same thing to whatever euphemism you pick instead.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 days agoOh bullshit. No one in the history of ever has been offended by “straight/heterosexual”.
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoIt might have something to do with the word ‘cis’ being used as a slur and a form of othering early on
Yeah, straight/heterosexual people didn’t want to be called that, either. They want being cis and heterosexual to just be “normal” and any variation to be abnormal. Fuck that, they’ll do the same thing to whatever euphemism you pick instead.
Oh bullshit. No one in the history of ever has been offended by “straight/heterosexual”.
It might have something to do with the word ‘cis’ being used as a slur and a form of othering early on