It sounds way less offensive to those who decry the original terminology’s problematic roots but still keeps its meaning intact.

    • @cucumber_sandwich
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      163 months ago

      The relationship between a grad student and their professor is generally characterized by a profound power imbalance.

      • @MataVatnik
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        43 months ago

        Oh I got confused because I was thinking of literally flip flops

          • @MataVatnik
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            53 months ago

            Footwear, I was just picturing the professor yeeting a chancla the grad student