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originally posted by: DeadFoot
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
a reply to: DeadFoot
It's not "workers" or "immigrants" when you legally own someone and all of their descendants.
Did they work? Did they immigrate?
They were workers, and they were immigrants. People are upset because they want it to be highlighted with a harsher language to suit some sort of emotional standpoint; that's really what this is about. And yea, I do find that kind of nitpicking rather childish.
It's a book. It's going to use a bunch of synonyms to convey the meaning. Honestly, I was expecting what it would say to be a lot worse coming in here. Guess I won't get to see anything abhorrent -- at least the emotional knee-jerking is a little entertaining, though.
And no, I didn't read your link. It's completely irrelevant.
Feel however you like; words are still words, and they still mean what they mean.
originally posted by: DeadFoot
a reply to: Spider879
The words "workers" and "immigrants" are neutral words.