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Re:AP again clarifies tweet advising that writing 'the Frenc... by actsasbuffoon on Saturday January 28, 2023 @11:48AM (#34559102)
It seems like a consistency improvement. Once upon a time terms like “Chinamen” were considered acceptable, but then we started to frown on those forms for marginalized groups. Ditto for phrases like “the Blacks.”

The problem is that this left a bunch of related forms around, like Frenchmen and “Whites.” I can only speak for myself, but I internally recoil when surveys refer to “Whites.”

This stance seems like it just improves consistency. Now we’ve got Chinese People, French people, Black people, and White people. This doesn’t seem like it should irritate anyone.

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Re:AP again clarifies tweet advising that writing 'the Frenc... by hiyer on Saturday January 28, 2023 @07:59PM (#34563768)
In cricket, we used to have a type of bowler called the left arm chinaman. There haven't been too many chinamen bowlers over the years, so I couldn't recall when I'd last seen the term. Not surprisingly, I find now that it has been renamed to left arm unorthodox spin.
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