• cheers_queers@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    I think power structures come into play too. Example: a plantation owner calling his slaves the n-word. Language used to dehumanize a group is always a slur.

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      3 days ago

      Guess why its called a Master Bedroom? I do renovations and build houses. I’m trying to use primary bedroom or primary suite more.

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        From what I can find online, it seems like it’s unlikely that particular term was originally meant to refer to slave masters and it moreso referred to the head of household.

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          OK, thsts fair. Its something I heard, not researched myself. Still, fuck the patriarchy.