Updating Our Language - Day 17
Hip hip hooray
The origins of this phrase come from the German call “hep hep”, as they forced Jewish people from their homes.
Throughout July we will be making posts about updating our language.
We live in a society that has normalized using many words and phrases with racist origins.
Part of the anti-racist work involves acknowledging you have used them, beginning the process of eliminating them from your vocabulary, and gently correcting others when you hear them used.
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