Words are politics, particularly for people who are traditionally disenfranchised. In a sense, the constant fine-tuning of speech for desired connotations is a

Words are politics, particularly for people who are traditionally disenfranchised. In a sense, the constant fine-tuning of speech for desired connotations is a way to get the feeling of control over an uncontrollable situation. I guess what I'm saying is some things just don't have a logical explanation, but that's what happens when you have all these billions of people in the world.