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The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) no longer using "Master Bedrooms" or "Master Baths" in describing the rooms in a home.
The association agreed to update the phrase to "primary bedroom" and "primary bath." It implemented the changes in its Multiple Listing Service and on har.com June 15.
Tiffany Curry, a Houston real estate broker who recently became the first African-American owner of a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise, supports the change.
"'Master' represents a stigma and place in time that we need to move forward from. As a progressive, diverse city, Houston should be reflective of its citizenship," said Curry, a past National Association of Realtors board member.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, however, has advised NAR (National Association of Realtors) that the term "master bedroom" is not discriminatory and does not violate fair housing laws.
NAR sees no reason that real estate professionals cannot use the term, as there is also no evidence that it has any historical connection to slavery or any other kind of discrimination," according to a statement from NAR President Vince.
First they came for the master and slave hard drives...
Meanwhile there's still plenty of truly ugly wording in real estate. Over 20k deeds in Seattle alone have racial restrictive covenants saying things like: "No person or persons of Asiatic, African or Negro blood, lineage, or extraction shall be permitted to occupy a portion of said property." https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants.htm
Jerking off, whacking it, beat the monkey, etc. Many more terms for masturbation than for 'Master Bedroom.' Owner's suite or Owner's bedroom work just fine. Although, I'm sure some people will get upset over 'owner' but I learned a long time ago that you cannot please everybody and shouldn't try to.
and the best part...it's little white kids driving this insanity
I can't imagine there's any black people with any sense at all that even care
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