Category Archives: Social Justice Synonyms
Social Justice Synonyms #3: “Classy” and “Poor”
Welcome to the third segment of Social Justice Synonyms, a column at The Talon that encourages inclusive, peaceful dialogue, and discourages oppressive and discriminatory language. Today’s words are classy and poor. Classy may seem innocuous at first. We compliment our friends for looking classy when they are dressed up. We attach the word “classy” to […]
Social Justice Synonyms #2: “Man Up”
Welcome back to Social Justice Synonyms, a column at The Talon that encourages inclusive language and provides alternative words or phrases for some of the words we use in our everyday language that can be offensive or problematic. For more insight, see last week’s SJS article. This week’s phrase is man up. It seems pretty […]
Social Justice Synonyms #1: “Crazy”
Welcome to Social Justice Synonyms! This will be a regular piece that highlights not-so-cool words, explains the reasons why they are problematic, and provides some alternatives. Here at The Talon, we firmly believe in the importance of anti-oppressive politics. As such, we would like to ensure that our language reflects these values. Language is a powerful […]
