Words We Need to Exclude From Our Vocabulary
Jul 20, 2020
2020 has been a year of change and the voice against discriminatory behavior has been raised and amplified on social media. With people becoming aware and acknowledging their biased behavior towards certain communities and groups, it is an individual responsibility to correct ourselves. There are many words that are casually used and thrown around which are not only offensive but derogatory in nature. It is important to unlearn it and remove such words from our vocabulary. Here are some insulting, racist, and degrading words that we need to stop using.
Fat Girl/Boy
Used in a sense to fat shame a person and make him/her feel bad about their bodies.Skinny Girl/Boy
Used to refer to people in a way that makes them feel bad about being leaner than people 'deem' normal.Anti-feminist
A word used to disregard the efforts of feminist movements that took place to give women their rights.These are some words that we shouldn't use in our day to day conversations. Educate yourself and people around you to make the world a safer space for everyone.