Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · edit-227 days ago71% of Americans think the US should spend more on "assistance to the poor". But if you use the word "welfare" that number drops to 30%lemmy.worldimagemessage-square168linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1image71% of Americans think 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-227 days agomessage-square168linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCatoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·27 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-up0·27 days agoOh bullshit. No one in the history of ever has been offended by “straight/heterosexual”.
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·26 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