https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/hidden-bias-left-handedness-bad-thing
The Hidden Bias in Language That Turned Left-Handedness Into a Bad Thing: While the days of forcing left-handed children to use their right hands are mostly over, the bias against lefties continues in most languages around the world. The word “sinister” literally means “left.” From Latin roots to modern idioms, language has been quietly slandering lefties for centuries. (Mental Floss)
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I was lefty before Katholick Skrule beat me out of it.
Wonder how that impacted me?
Too long ago to know much and all the folks in my family have long passed.
Time to invoke my “one year rule” — Less than a year ago, admit mistakes may have been made; more than a year ago, it’s history, immutable, forget about it.
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