• mriormro@lemmy.world
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    I was referred to as ‘the help’ once. It was said seriously and the person who said it did not see issue with it.

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        There’s a lot of historical and cultural baggage with that term in the US. Specifically concerning its use in reference to house slaves and then freed slaves during and after our reconstruction.

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            Oh no worries! I just assume that everyone else isn’t from the US on Lemmy so I try to contextualize where I can.

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            I’m from the US and I’ve never heard of it being super problematic, though I’d consider it a bit dehumanizing to refer to anyone by their job rather than by their name.