• dangblingus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It truly depends on context. “Urban” is the nom de guerre of marketing specialists when talking about Black consumers. It’s called the “euphemism treadmill”. Over time, things that were not considered offensive become offensive, and you have to concoct more tactful language. Saying “mentally retarded” used to be a medical term, now it’s “developmentally delayed” and even that is now falling out of vogue.