10 pointsby theanonymousone7 hours ago3 comments
  • mdlxxv7 hours ago
    My favorite part of the article:

    > The only people who experienced slight increases in negative emotions when exposed to the words were those who scored high on moral elitism and a need for recognition. These specific personality traits reflect a persistent feeling of being a victim in social situations. For everyone else, the words had no measurable negative impact.

    • bad_usernamean hour ago
      Peoole who score high on moral elitism and a need for recognition need to give me back my master branch (and my blacklist too, preferably).
  • andsoitis7 hours ago
    > exist. A new study found that everyday people generally do not find these targeted words offensive, and reading them in a story does not negatively affect psychological well-being.

    There’s only a certain kind of person who would find “master bedroom” offensive or harmful.

    • pmpmpmpm7 hours ago
      Yep, they are black. You can just say it vs hinting at it;)
      • bad_usernamean hour ago
        Not according to my observations...
      • andsoitis6 hours ago
        In my experience that’s not it.
  • johng7 hours ago
    When I was a young kid (born in 78, was probably 4th or 5th grade) I wrote a letter to the President. I can't remember who was in office at the time. But I got a letter back and they addressed me as "Master <Last Name>" which was a formal title at the time. I hadn't heard it before but I remember looking up what it meant and why they would use that term.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_(form_of_address)