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> That book is so totally "OMG, what's WRONG with those people???" Emphasis "those people." Indeed. Although I am not (currently) among the rural poor, I can't
by lliamander 10y ago
> That book is so totally "OMG, what's WRONG with those people???" Emphasis "those people."
Indeed. Although I am not (currently) among the rural poor, I can't imagine ever trusting someone who openly refers to me or mine as "those people".
- true_religion 10y agoI'm curious. This is a question that's plagued me my entire adult life. Why are many people against being called "those people" or "these people"? Is it a connotation thing---as in previously someone trying to marginalize a population would refer to them casually as "those people"? Or is there some deeper insult that I am missing due to not having experience of it?
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoIt fairly screams "Jungian Other" doesn't it?