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hlthe2b

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12. It need not refer to slavery, but honestly, do you refer to yourself, your kids, your spouse as

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #11)

Sun Apr 18, 2021, 11:06 AM

Apr 2021

"master" of the house? Because that WAS the reason the largest bedroom was termed NOT PRIMARY, but "Master" bedroom. In the 1950s, it might have not carried the same connotation, but today? Really?

Any realtor or those in home remodeling that refer that way today deserve not to be taken seriously--right up there with leading the woman client to the kitchen with a tiny counter "nook" when she expresses interest in a home office or asking if her husband has met with the loan officers as well when given no indication the sale was to be to anyone other than a professional single female.

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TRREB to drop 'master' bedroom term, replace with 'primary' in coming months [View all] Worried2020 Apr 2021 OP

I've been seeing this on some of the home remodeling shows. Cracklin Charlie Apr 2021 #1

I keep imagining some twit getting the shakes and Vogon_Glory Apr 2021 #2

Yes! Go on! NT mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 #4

He stares down the trembling realtor, flexing his muscles Vogon_Glory Apr 2021 #8

The use of master bedroom is NOT connected to slavery. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #3

The origin, in this case doesn't matter. It has offensive connotations, whether you care or not. hlthe2b Apr 2021 #7

I take it we're going to have to rename the PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #9

Higher education in which one 'masters' a field of study conflated with a bedroom, really? hlthe2b Apr 2021 #10

Not conflating anything. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #11

It need not refer to slavery, but honestly, do you refer to yourself, your kids, your spouse as hlthe2b Apr 2021 #12

No, I don't. Which has nothing to do with the name of the room. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #13

and yours is the perfect example of someone hlthe2b Apr 2021 #14

This debate is alive and well in the IT industry. mwooldri Apr 2021 #5

Why the hell does this bother the OP so much? The term IS offensive. Primary is a good replacement hlthe2b Apr 2021 #6

Hmmmmm! - so what should we call a master mechanic now then? Worried2020 Apr 2021 #15

The context is clearly someone who has mastered a craft, just as those who master a course hlthe2b Apr 2021 #16