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[โ€“] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, it's common parlance that attempts to avoid previous words associated with stigma.

[โ€“] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Okay, it's fucking ridiculous. And literal Newspeak.