The diversity and inclusion committee of Toronto’s real estate board has outlawed the term “master bedroom” because it is either racist, sexist or slavish. Or possible all three. From now on the m***** bedroom will be known as the “primary bedroom.” That is until someone realises that “primary” implies something else is “secondary”, not to mention that most despised of all categories: tertiary. No-one wants to be third; “primary” is not inclusive at all.
As we are all being constantly reminded, Canadian organisations are riddled with systemic racism, none more so than the Anglican Church of Canada: it has the effrontery to advertise – yes, actually advertise – a Master of Divinity degree program. Has the church no shame?
From here:
The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board’s president Lisa Patel says it will use the word “primary” in place of “master,” when referencing the main or principal bedrooms in homes in the coming months.
The word “master” is often seen as a reference to racism, sexism and slavery.
Patel says in an email that the change in terminology will apply to any entries in its MLS system, on TRREB.ca and on its Webforms platform, where realtors share forms with clients.
TRREB’s board of directors approved the change following a recommendation made by its diversity and inclusion committee.
It seems to me languages change from time to time. The Chinese written language goes back to at least two thousand years ago. When I was a kid in Hong Kong, the Chinese version of the Book of Common Prayer was written in the classical language; it was very hard for me to understand. Then, a little bit of modern Chinese language was used in the revised Prayer Book so that ordinary people would understand it better. I guess changes of meanings or words can be a good thing, e.g. humankind instead of mankind, chairperson instead of chairman, etc. Growing up in Hong Kong, at one time my family had three servants and they all adddressed my father “master” and my mother “mistress”. To this day, I think that custom remains unchanged there. Something can be hard to change.
Wokeness is a hard master hard to master. We call Christ Master and Lord — and so he is. At some point wokeness will get around to denouncing Christ as a slave-maker/owner. Tear down those icons! In fact, liberal circles already avoid the appellation “Lord” — too male, for one thing.
Exactly! There’s actually a book about it: Murray J. Harris, ed. D.A. Carson, “Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ (New Studies in Biblical Theology, Volume 8)”, IVP Academic, May 29, 2001. “The New Testament finds many ways to depict the relationship of Christians and their Lord. They are his disciples, sons, daughters and friends. But it is perhaps too little recognized that they are also his slaves. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, Murray J. Harris sets out to uncover what it means to be a slave of Christ. He begins by assessing the nature of actual slavery in the Greco-Roman world and the New Testament’s attitude towards it. Drawing insights from this, he goes on to unfold the metaphor of slavery to Christ. Among the topics discussed are slavery and spiritual freedom, lordship, ownership, and privilege.”
Karl Marx is alive and well with the English language!
Under the ongoing and systemic guise of political correctness this is but another strategic piece in the larger plan to sell out Canada to the highest bidder in the midst of its PRC created crisis now besetting the Country on all levels.
Such was the charge made by the Opposition of the mercenary Incumbent Liberal Government in The House of Commons on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
Its capstone is Bill C-!0, likened by ‘Campaign Life Coalition’ ‘s Davide Cooke to Hitler’s Goebbels:Trudeau’s Gibeault. Master race……;
Petition to one’s MP to sign at ‘Campaign Life Coalition’ website.