# Is it racist to use the term 'Master Bedroom'

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 21, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-use-the-term-master-bedroom/973613 "2022-10-21T22:47:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-use-the-term-master-bedroom/973613/231 "2022-10-25T12:50:35Z")

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> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#):
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> “Offended” is a pretty narrow word. Does your response change if we use the word “ **uncomfortable** ”? If somebody says, “Hey Novelty, that word makes my children feel **uncomfortable** ,” is your response to carefully explain the etymology of the word and then continue using it around them?

That change of wording doesn’t change anything. Offence is already a tenuous concept, “uncomfortable” is even more so. Even more things rise to level of causing people to feel uncomfortable.

The person who uses the the word retains the option of using/not using.

The person who has the non-offensive context/usage/intent explained to them has the option to continue taking offense/feeling discomfort or not, or even to try to get comfortable with hearing it in future.

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