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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ehh. [b]Half of the list is fair. [/b]At least half of the list consists of archaic vocabulary like the colored or retarded. The other half is problematic because it attributes malice to terms that are not actually malicious like Hispanic or paraplegic.

It's one thing to dispute whether a specific word/term should be on that list. It's another thing to argue that creating a list of vocabulary with problematic histories is inherently stupid/extremist/intolerant.

The latter says more about the op than anything else.

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This is right.  Many of those words are on the "obviously no decent person should use these words" list.

However, others are . . . well, let's just say I'm going to continue to use the phrases "hold the fort," "I'm broke," "rule of thumb," "no can do," "Mr.," "nuts," and "addicted" without any qualms whatsoever.

What are the "incredibly offensive" roots of "food coma?"

Finally, whomever prepared this list is in dire need of a 5th grade geography lesson.  "There is South America, Central America, Mexico, Canada, and the Caribbean just to name a few of 42 countries in total."  Last time I checked, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean aren't countries, and residents of those regions likely would be mightily offended by having their identities stripped away.  [/quote]

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