Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t...
by TechBro8615 on Friday August 14, 2020 @09:42AM
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I imagine that's because "freshmen" is problematic in $CURRENT_YEAR, but it sounds too weird to say "freshpeople" so they went with the existing slang of "frosh."
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Re:Stanford cancels plans to bring half of undergrads back t...
by danso on Friday August 14, 2020 @09:51AM
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Considering it's a term that originated centuries before women were first allowed to attend college, I suppose it's reasonable to argue it has been long obsolete to the point of being problematic.