j_roby@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoI wouldn't have believed you eitherslrpnk.netexternal-linkmessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1external-linkI wouldn't have believed you eitherslrpnk.netj_roby@slrpnk.net to Political Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square175fedilink
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 months agoMissed the point completely. They may be “undocumented immigrants,” or even “illegal immigrants” (and that’s borderline). But “illegals” is dehumanizing.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agooh sorry it was not my intent to dehumanize them. I thought illegals was a valid contraction of illegal migrants
Missed the point completely.
They may be “undocumented immigrants,” or even “illegal immigrants” (and that’s borderline).
But “illegals” is dehumanizing.
oh sorry it was not my intent to dehumanize them. I thought illegals was a valid contraction of illegal migrants