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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
Is there a time when a phrase becomes okay, despite nasty origins? Like I was reading a Facebook fight about a bakery that has a "crack cake." The wounds are still too new, and the destruction too great.
I am not troubled by the usage (crack whatever) but also was not impacted at all by the problem.
We had a similar local reaction when a Mailbox type company opened and called itself "Going Postal." I can walk to the Royal Oak Post Office, it is a very specific, very localized harm, but real.
Anyhoo, it's weird how we turn bad into pretty phrases (though the reservation one was likely grounded in prejudice at the start).
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It’s all subjective. The phrase I used here you can pretty much get away with using anywhere. No one even really knows what it means anymore.
I’ve heard “three dollar bill“ and “mental” are slurs. Seems a bit ludicrous.
I think almost every sane person knows what sayings one can use and what sayings they cannot.
