That's what they are. They've earned that title. I didn't commit a felonious act, therefore I cannot be referred to as such. But they did. That's how it works.
To my friends @NPR and elsewhere, we’ve stopped referring to people as felons.
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If they've served their time for their crime, gone through probation/parole, they aren't felons. They're citizens who have, in the past, committed felonies. If you think "once a felon, always a felon" then you were against them ever regaining their rights in the first place.
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Ok, ex-felons. Whats next. Not calling child molesters "child molesters?" What do we call them? I am 100% in favor of ex-felons regaining rights and heading down a path of redemption to become good citizens, but let's not forget what they've done, at least for their victims sake.
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How about "citizens"?
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How do refer to felons when talking about felons earning lost rights?
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For this week, and this week only, "previously incarcerated" in the press and "ex-cons" in private conversations (like always). After this week, the terminology discussion will be out of the news and moot.
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The felon title is not given unfairly or indiscriminately, it is earned.
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Keep in mind these are the same type of people that deem the words “male” and “female” obsolete
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How do we refer to them? "People with prior convictions..." or ??? Not trying to be facetious-- genuinely curious.
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“Former resident of a state sponsored B&B”
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Okay. Convict it is.
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Everyone else is changing what words mean. Let’s all hop on the train!
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Ya, generally a good idea to avoid nominalized adjectives.
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Never cared for the practice of calling people who have served their time as "felons." It's part of the package to ostracize and reroute back into prison.
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Ex-cons?
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