“Master bedroom” being changed is such a silly one. That term wasn’t even used until the 20th century and referred to the master of the household. It has nothing to do with slave masters.
It speaks to a larger cultural ignorance or poor literacy to even consider it, in my opinion. I’ve seen similar reactions to talking about “plantation-style” home architecture. It’s as if many people have only ever heard these words in connection with slavery from their lessons in school.
A place I worked out stopped carrying “Plantation” brand peanuts because somebody complained.
Nevermind the fact that the word “plantation” existed long long before America ever existed and associated it with chattel slavery in the minds of Americans, or the fact that the peanuts in question literally come from a modern, active plantation still today!
“Master bedroom” being changed is such a silly one. That term wasn’t even used until the 20th century and referred to the master of the household. It has nothing to do with slave masters.
It speaks to a larger cultural ignorance or poor literacy to even consider it, in my opinion. I’ve seen similar reactions to talking about “plantation-style” home architecture. It’s as if many people have only ever heard these words in connection with slavery from their lessons in school.
A place I worked out stopped carrying “Plantation” brand peanuts because somebody complained.
Nevermind the fact that the word “plantation” existed long long before America ever existed and associated it with chattel slavery in the minds of Americans, or the fact that the peanuts in question literally come from a modern, active plantation still today!
The etymology of “Plantation” is very transparent too. And with the centralization of agriculture almost anything we eat comes from plantations today.