Why are we allowing the US to call illegal immigrants “illegal aliens”?

[KimGym]

I find this absolutely sickening!!!! It’s a disgraceful term to use and I feel as though if the US are going to use this disgusting terminology, it should at the very least, be censored in other countries. It is so disrespectful and dehumanising. It’s this sort of language that leads people (hopefully only those who have lacked a basic education) to deem immigrants to be sub human, and paves the way for public acceptance of them being treated in a sub human manner. AIBU to think this is totally abhorrant?

So embarrassed for you right now.

America is an awful country in my mind. Nice to holiday in but other than that it absolutely sucks. One good thing about language is that it’s not static. Maybe in time they will be pressured to stop using the word if they really are using it in a deliberately dehumanising way.

Feel free to disagree with me. But I certainly don’t feel embarrassed, to be critical of language that could negatively impact upon others.

Bonkers.

Ok go and tell the US to stop using that term…I’m sure you’ll get a positive reaction. Who will you contact, Trump himself?

Maybe, have you got his number? I’ll send him a cheeky text

And mine 😅 it will be in my head all day

YABU and I find your calls for censorship very worrying.

I love these usernames @BashfulClam @BunnyLake@YellowPixie- sorry not related to the thread OP.

Wait till the OP learns about a fanny-pack.

My brother has lived in the US for over 30 yrs and his status is legal alien, it's just a term they use, it's not an insult.

Or wants to buy some fags.

Even legal immigrants are called "resident aliens". That's just the terminology they use.

Thanks 😊

I don't think anyone has started using the term as an insult, which would usually be the reason for changing a common term.

I’ve seen some comments (maybe reddit or something) from younger people having a total meltdown at the term fags for cigarettes 😂

It’s from Schitts Creek lol.

You are right that is disgusting' but news outlers do need to report what US representatives say' otherwise we would not know.
Anyone coining that term here is just plain stupid.

Why are you othering them?

Can’t you find a less derogatory way of expressing yourself?

Ooohhh!! Clever! Brilliant series.

I wonder if Mr. Brains is offended by America? 🤔

Yep it’s when Johnny collapses and Moira says ‘you keep everything inside like a bashful clam’… love the quote!

Othering only in the sense as they are "not from here" which is the same as immigrant means when boiled down to it

It was used to mean "those in space" because they also "aren't from here". And plenty of "alien races" in sci fi are humanoid

I always think of Tom Stade talking about the Midlands and someone selling a bag of faggots

"Where I come from you can't even say that, let alone have a bag of them"

'Othering' thats exactly what it is trying to describe, after all it IS being used to describe someone from 'another' country.
'Dehumanising' of course not, it's is a term used for PEOPLE.
'Weaponised', get a grip.
Are you the type of person who believes in total free movement throughout the globe and that countries should have no borders, making countries themselves obsolete?