as noted Mairs made a remark demonstrating one of the ways a person can reclaim a negative word to be used in an empowering. yes, she did this but she also brought about an important point being that “Society is no readier to accept crippledness than to accept death, war, sex, sweat, or wrinkles” (260). the point Mairs is trying to make is basically reminding and letting people know that even if they personally are ok with the use of something doesn't mean everyone else is too. It is always important to be mindful when using words that can controversial, and offensive. the main fact of the matter is no matter how hard one may try there truly is no way to entirely reclaim the Ghetto and make reinvent the meaning the word has a serious past that and present definition when people hear an area is ghetto they begin to think of an unpleasant area and will typically try to avoid it. this reality has begun to lead to the development of a new and rather insulting app unofficially named the Ghetto app which has been giving a bad reputation to blacks and Latinos. Sarah Chinn, a professor of English at the City University of New York and author of the book "Technology and the Logic of American Racism” reviewed the app stating;” [this app] got racialized so that 'violent crime' became 'mugging', which became 'black and Latino people', which became 'ghetto” (King N.p.). this app uses racial terminology that in …show more content…
yes, there may be some people who will use the would but everyone is different, and Ghetto is a word that should not be used its tone is both offensive and it has been reclaimed only to act as a social represent. the odds are people who actually lived in the ghetto will not talk about the ghetto they know the struggle and hardship that comes a Ghetto is a word that should not be used its tone is both offensive and it has been reclaimed only to act as a social represent. therefore, know there is nothing good about glorifying such a word. Ghetto is a word that should not be used its tone is both offensive and it has been reclaimed only to act as a social represent. you must be mindful respectful and mature; words are very powerful they all have a story or origin to tell an apply to all people from different walks of life in different ways. from the holocaust to the struggle of the racial segregation social bias shared between the two. the fact will always remain in history and it is disrespectful to speak of it in vain; respect your past and present by thinking about what you say knowing the words before you say them and keeping the controversial thoughts to