This may seem kind of stupid but I am kind of stupid, is there a list somewhere of phrases that are stupid or insensitive racially or gender biased?
I just got up from conversation with a couple of older black men, that I said "well I got to go back to work and start cracking the whip." And it occurred to me then that it was probably a really insensitive stupid thing to say.
Sadly, it hadn't occurred to me until it's already said.
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@Sethayy the existence of people not offended by something prejudiced always seems to be dragged out as a justification for that prejudice.
If some people being offended isn't reason enough not to say something, then it stands to reason that some people not being offended isn't a reason why it's okay.
If it is, then there are definitely people who are offended.
Okay, but what if they like being called indian as opposed to native american? Now you're being offensive to those people. It's kind of like that ridiculous latinx term that some PC people have being pushing for a few years now, I'm yet to meet anyone thay likes being called that as opposed to just latino/latina.
If you're in doubt what to call someone, just ask, don't assume.
Excellent! So let's just call them what country they live in, which isn't India (nor even close to India)