Didn’t y’all read? Instead of “the French”, a more appropriate term they recommend is “people with mental illnesses”.
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this post was submitted on 14 Apr 2024
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"People with French"
Humor impaired? You mean like "the Germans" ?
Updated tweet is "the Fr*nch"
People of French persuasion.
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Thank you! I was going to see that
Victims of Frencheness
Victims implies vulnerability. We now prefer people with a condition of being French.
I mostly use "The French" in a dehumanising manner. Which is a good thing, because a chess opening should not be humanised.
Are you telling me that my love of the Caro Kann is inhuman?
Love is a human emotion, so the Caro Kann will never love you. Hope you recover from this loss.
MmmAaaahhhhhhhh thfrnchh....
Was looking for this.
Well done. Just like Orson.
"There's no money that's worth this!"
The Folks at The AP are The Silly.
Ahh yes I heard the correct term is ‘ze freench’
French-Identifying People, please
"College-educated" isn't a slur either
The tweet is referring to saying "The [group] are xyz" instead of saying "[group] people are xyz"
Both versions have the same meaning to me. Sometimes I think we change things just to feel like we're doing something.
Of course it has the same meaning. The guide is about how to rephrase the same thing, not about changing what you write entirely.
I mean that one doesn't sound "dehumanizing" to my ear, like the guide suggests.
Wording like "the poor" makes being poor an identity. While "people who are poor" identifies them as people first. It's a subtle difference, but it has proven impact on general public perception of certain groups.
Only dehumanize people who deserve it, like the rich.
Their preferred pronouns are ils/lui/leur, and they prefer to be called Les Français.
I finally understand the expression, "Pardon my French."
Dude, "The French" is not the preferred nomenclature...
How Interpreted this:
"Complaints have been received regarding an poorly thought out inclusion to our examples of dehumanizing terms. We apologize and will no longer consider that term dehumanizing."
Thats fkn funny
It should be Le Français.
The use of "the French" in this tweet by @AP was inappropriate and should have been "the Fr*nch 🤢."
French is offensive? Then how the fuck am I supposed to refer to Belgians?
French people didn't want to be lumped in with the other groups - thereby being offensive