I mostly use “The French” in a dehumanising manner. Which is a good thing, because a chess opening should not be humanised.
Didn’t y’all read? Instead of “the French”, a more appropriate term they recommend is “people with mental illnesses”.
/s for the humor impaired
Humor impaired? You mean like “the Germans” ?
“People with French”
Updated tweet is “the Fr*nch”
Victims of Frencheness
“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.
Ahh yes I heard the correct term is ‘ze freench’
Their preferred pronouns are ils/lui/leur, and they prefer to be called Les Français.
