"The term ‘brown bag’ doesn’t bother everybody, but . . . there is a history behind the use of it,” Bronstein told the Seattle PI. The City of Seattle has used the phrase “brown bags” for years, a term referring to meetings where participants bring a lunch from home, usually in brown paper bags. Bronstein suggested that “lunch-and-learn” and “sack lunch” are more viable options. Bronstein went on to call for the end of the word “citizens” which could be offensive to people who aren’t legal citizens, noting the city’s decision to change the Citizens Service Bureau into the “Customer” Service Bureau several years back. “For ‘citizens,’ how about ‘residents?’ Just thought I’d bring this up. Language matters, and the city has entrusted us with the keyboards,” said Bronstein."
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 22:40:10 +0000
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