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Comment on Is there a website that can tell you the new names to I guess "classify" people? Like the R word, or the N word or skin color or nationaility? For ex. Is African American still acceptable and so forth

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bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Sure I get that. I’m thinking just in a situation where I am describing a stranger. Like “hey front desk person, a dark skinned man with a blue hat dropped his keys but I didnt see what room he went in. I have to leave so I’m leaving them with you”

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Bismyth@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I’m probably being overly semantic but perhaps saying “A person with a blue hat and dark skin” would be the least abrasive way of putting it? That said, obsessing over endless semantic refinement and searching for a flawless alternative that does not exist for fear of hypothetical offense will lead to recursive over-correction ad nauseam

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- bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I see that
  
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