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It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology's problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

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[–] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Given the current US prison system and Germany's stance on Israel, that sentence might mean something very different from what you had in mind

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

slavery is fine as long as it's legally a mandated form of punishment, gotta love the so called "correctional institutions"

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When you get out of jail, you're blacklisted from employment and housing because of the fact that you were in jail in the first place. How the hell is this rehabilitation?

yes that's the joke behind the "correctional institution" part of it.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Nothing's getting better, we're just rebranding the terror to sound less horrible