Mike Castle wrote: >> It is "fixing" an issue for today's English speakers. >> Should we scour our systems looking for similar issues in >> other languages? Then in, say, 20 years time when different >> words will then be considered offensive, by some, do this >> all again? > > Yes.
Remember, there are A LOT of words and expressions we don't use anymore, and that's good, as they are offensive and disrespectful. But once they were perfectly normal. Still, one by one, they have disappeared from active use. What's to say we are right now, just because _we_ happen to live right now, suddenly done with that process? If it had to be done in the past, why not right now - and in the future as well? Now how to actually do it is another thing. Maybe one should just focus on a few words and expressions that are clearly offensive, and remove them from schools, universities, public service TV, all official state-related communication, etc. With no intention of ever creating a 100% offensive-free language, removing the worst offenders from the scene often is enough. -- underground experts united https://dataswamp.org/~incal
