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| 'Master bedroom' racist |
| 2013-04-20 |
 The "master suite" is being phased out -- not from our homes, but from our lexicon.A survey of 10 major Washington, D.C.-area homebuilders found that six no longer use the term "master" in their floor plans to describe the largest bedroom in the house....Why? In large part for exactly the reason you would think: "Master" has connotation problems, in gender (it skews toward male) and race (the slave-master). |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #12 I think it is more over-the-top marketing than sensitivity - “The terminology has more of an upscale tone to it, particularly in some of the really large homes that truly have a large bedroom, sitting area, enormous walk-in closets, and lavish bathrooms,” Block wrote in an email. “Owner Suite conveys a sense of being distinguished, having ‘made it’ or ‘arrived’ rather than the everyday ‘Master Bedroom.’” |
| Posted by: Bobby 2013-04-20 17:27 |
| #11 Male and Female connectors - to be replaced by Exploiter and Exploited (or Rapist and Victim for Code Pink) connectors. And don't get me started on the 'gender benders'.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-04-20 15:27 |
| #10 LOL SteveS. Then they came for me, but I was already nearsighted. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2013-04-20 15:12 |
| #9 Master and slave cylinders have received the same treatment. Idiots. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2013-04-20 15:11 |
| #8 No, next is Master Debater defined as one who lays out the bate so well that he is universally recognized for his talent without question and has the ability to speak eloquently on any subject. Now repeat the phrase 5 times quickly: Master Debater... Master Debater...Master Debater...Master Debater... Ah! |
| Posted by: Deadeye Unusosing6797 2013-04-20 13:10 |
| #7 Next - Master-baitor... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-04-20 12:12 |
| #6 What about words that sound like master. Like mastur? Should we stop using those words, too? |
| Posted by: gorb 2013-04-20 11:59 |
| #5 SteveS: Hilarious! good thing i finished my coffee earlier. |
| Posted by: Chavins Untervehr3477 2013-04-20 11:42 |
| #4 Honestly, the other side ran out of legitimate grievances decades ago. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2013-04-20 11:32 |
| #3 But owner's bedroom has no connotation. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-04-20 11:29 |
| #2 When they came for the master bedroom, I said nothing because I was not a realtor. When they came for the master cylinder, the situation was unstoppable. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-04-20 11:17 |
| #1 Next - master switch banished from the electrical box. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-04-20 10:43 |