Eenie Meenie Miney Mo
You may think “Eenie Meenie” is an innocent children’s rhyme to help kids count off or to choose someone to be “it.” You’ve probably even recited the little verse yourself numerous times. “Catch a tiger by the toe” seems harmless… until you find out that “tiger” is a fairly recent replacement for the original term. Which was the N-word. Your kids aren’t aware of this ominous history, of course, but that doesn’t mean it’s not troubling.
Imbecile
“Imbecile” derives from the Latin term for weak. That is, it refers to just the type of people who need society’s compassion and care. Instead, the term was chosen by psychologists for people with cognitive disabilities. Now, it’s thrown around to mean stupid. It’s a bullying term, and we need to work to end rampant bullying.
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