Words

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Are there certain words or phrases you avoid using around people of different races or religions or ethnicity from your own?

Where are you today in race relations on your job? Is tolerance working? Diversity - what does it really mean in your life? Inclusion - how's that going?

How does it all affect your work life? Personal life?

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Just a thought - I heard something on TV in which a kid calls another kid a dummy. The teacher told him not to say "dummy", as it was a hate word. :eek: I was dismayed, thinking this whole PC/tolerance thing has gone too far. Just a few years ago, Fred Sanford was calling his son, LaMont, a dummy all the time!

Specializes in CCU/CVU/ICU.

I only say the 'N' word if i'm really angry and the person i'm mad at is black.

(please note:bad joke. don't be a hater!)

I understand it can be hard. But words have power, we all know this. I don't need to drop the F bomb every 5 minutes either :roll

Now have I been known to use a not well enough placef F bomb - heck ya. But I do try to moderate my language in many regards.

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