Steven Bodzin, unpunny on Nostr: One of the worst results of the Balkan wars and genocide of the 1990s was the spread ...
One of the worst results of the Balkan wars and genocide of the 1990s was the spread of an awful racist term: "ethnic cleansing."
No one should use it.
It implies that the victims are not just dirty, but dirt. It forces a listener to figure that out in order for the term to make sense. That forces the listener's own brain to make a racist connection, making it harder to fight back against the insult.
It was used ironically, but now people just say it. Don't
The term is genocide.
No one should use it.
It implies that the victims are not just dirty, but dirt. It forces a listener to figure that out in order for the term to make sense. That forces the listener's own brain to make a racist connection, making it harder to fight back against the insult.
It was used ironically, but now people just say it. Don't
The term is genocide.