WORDS MATTER - REFUGEE vs EVACUEE
FROM THE OED :
REFUGEE, N. 1.
a. One who, owing to religious persecution or political troubles, seeks refuge in a foreign country; orig. applied to the French Huguenots who came to England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685. b. A runaway; a fugitive from justice, etc. rare. c. transf. of migratory birds. Obs. rare1. d. Someone driven from his home by war or the fear of attack or persecution; a displaced person. Also fig.
EVACUEE, A,
A person who has been evacuated.
posted by hysterical blackness @ 11:18 AM
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2 Comments:
"Refugee" was the wrong word, and you are very, very rude.
Words DO matter to those who are intelligent and sensitive to the well being of others.
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