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Texas realtors will refer to 'master bedrooms' as 'primary' in home sale listings because of the old terminology's references to slavery
2020-06-27
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • The Houston Association of Realtors has quietly decided to drop the use of the word 'master' from its sales listings and to replace it with 'primary'

  • The change came after members complained of the word master's references to slavery when used to describe a property's main bedroom or bath

  • The association made the change to its Multiple Listing Service on June 15, after an advisory group received nine requests for the change

  • Realtors still can go back to using the word master as deemed appropriate in marketing materials and for public speaking, the association says.
Posted by:Skidmark

#11  Next ban master baiters?
Posted by: Glenmore    2020-06-27 22:16  

#10  Nothing is linear in life, and the pendulum will swing back. But it sure is painful watching all of this lunacy transpire.
Posted by: Clem   2020-06-27 15:31  

#9  Blow Back is going to get nasty.
Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163   2020-06-27 15:07  

#8  Every little bit of ground we concede, even something as trivial as "master" bedrooms, is just going to lead to another demand. There's no point in trying to use the "correct" language because correctness changes every day.
Posted by: Matt   2020-06-27 12:38  

#7  actually "Utility Access Points".

For real
Posted by: Frank G   2020-06-27 12:16  

#6  Next, a call for "Manholes" to be referred to as "Peopleholes?"
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-06-27 11:45  

#5  Practice makes perfect; or, in German, Ãœbung macht den Meister.
Posted by: Clem   2020-06-27 11:25  

#4  Just call it "sensei rooms".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-06-27 11:21  

#3  The term 'Master' is also a title given in various crafts to denote mastery of the craft. As in 'Master Builder', 'Master Plumber', Master Fisherman, Master of the Arts (but not Master Baiter). Master Degree's are racist now.

All those films where the student refers to the teacher as 'Master'. So long 'Master Yoda' you racist!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2020-06-27 11:18  

#2  LMAO....geeezus x-mas...you can't make this egesta up!
Posted by: Clem   2020-06-27 11:13  

#1  Wait until they find out some houses have two "primary" bedrooms. Mind blown.
Posted by: Phaviling Wittlesbach2820   2020-06-27 11:09  

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