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Use of “separation of church and state” in non-Christian countries
Does the term separation of church and state also apply in non-Christian countries, for example Egypt? Can we say separation of mosque and state? Is there a generic, politically correct alternative ...
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Is “fair-skinned” politically correct?
I have recently seen "fair-skinned" written to mean the opposite of "dark skin".
In other contexts, "fair" usually sounds to me as judgemental, implying it is better.
Example: fair weather
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Is saying “who cares” impolite or rude?
Two people are talking about what tasks should be finished on time, and what tasks should be put off until later. The conversation was like below:
A: I don't think those tasks are important. We ...
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Has “mother” become politically incorrect?
Has mother become politically incorrect? The word mom now seems to have replaced mother throughout popular news articles.
Is there some reason besides political correctness, which until now has ...
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Why do newspapers use the terms “women voters” and “women candidates”?
I've noticed that when discussing political demographics or candidates, many reporters use the phrases "women voters" and "women candidates". This feels horribly awkward grammatically. It's hard to ...
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Is 'colorblind' the best word for people with color perception deficiencies? [closed]
I'm creating an application that has a checkbox to assist colorblind users. I'm not so fond of the term because it isn't accurate, but at the same time I don't want to seem overtly politically ...
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Is there any reason why English doesn’t add respectful words in every sentence? [closed]
My mother tongue, Korean, and its neighbor Japanese have postpositions for expressing honoring the opposite in each sentence when we say to seniors or strangers if these are younger than the speaker. ...
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Is “Far East” politically incorrect? [closed]
In the United States I think it's considered politically incorrect or culuturally insensitive to refer to China and other Asian countries as the "Far East". That's because calling it East of anything ...
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What is a more politically correct way to call something a “Red-Headed Step-Child”?
I can't use the phrase "second-class citizen" either.
This is for a professional blog post, so I'd rather stay away from "red-headed step-child". I can't use "second-class citizen" because I'm ...
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How do words become derogatory or politically incorrect?
I know how words can become racist but I'm not sure how a word becomes derogatory or politically incorrect. If seems as though once one does, a new term is created to replace it that is not derogatory ...
