Is there some reason there has been a shift from a simple noun form to adjective + "person"? I've noticed it a lot recently and I didn't know if the "language bosses" have determined that calling someone a "slave" is bad but "enslaved person" will improve their self esteem.
It’s EVERYWHERE.
Government p-run battlefield parks and so on are now rife with constant worship of slaves, AND changing the language.
We discovered the language thing last year on our trip to the Fredericksburg area. Every single place that could possibly mention slaves had to use “enslaved laborers”. Husband and I rolled our eyes. I looked it up.
So some seem to think that calling a person by a straight-forward noun “dehumanizes” them. Using adjective-noun makes them more human.
Whatever.
Also note this summer we now must capitalize “black”. If you don’t use the (stupid) term AA.