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Friday, April 19, 2013

Real Estate Political Correctness: ‘Master Bedroom’ Becomes ‘Owner’s Suite’

Anyone can own a house. Why, women are even allowed to own property all by ourselves now! That’s why we suppose it’s good that The word “master,” with its connotations of slaveholding and maleness, is slowly fading from its intended use in the residential real estate business.

The term means a bedroom with bathroom attached and enough closet space for two people, a room intended for the couple who are at the head of a household. The Washington Business Journal notes that at least one architect stopped using the M word back in the ’90s, and the new usage has spread among home builders.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 19, 2013 at 7:09 PM

    OMG, PC comes to RE!

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  2. AnonymousApril 20, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    Owners suite is even worse!

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  3. AnonymousApril 20, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    Can we go with "Major Shareholder's Bedroom With Bath" or do we need to include new names for the other two bedrooms as well? What about the kitchen? Gawd, what a lower class name! "Community Meal Preparation Area? Yeah, that's it! Can we all please just call it what it is?

    Good Lord...
    Bathroom 2? Are we doing "Public Restroom" here?

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