This Chrome extension reminds you that “refugees” and “migrants” are “humans” - Quartz

This Chrome extension reminds you that “refugees” and “migrants” are “humans” - Quartz

So contentious is the refugee crisis facing Europe that even the words used to reference it have come under fire. The concern is that the words “refugee,” “asylum seeker,” and “migrant” risk dehumanizing the people, who are being hidden behind the labels used to define them.

Such is the opinion of Australian creative studio Agency. On Sept. 4, four of the 20 people who work at the agency, a non-profit focused on promoting social causes, put down the work they do for clients to dedicate several hours to a project called “Rehumanize.” The project is essentially an app extension for the browser Chrome that replaces textual occurrences of “refugee,” “asylum seeker,” or “migrant” with “human.”

Even for those who argue these words are etymologically correct and not usually meant to be offensive, replacing them using the app still has a sobering effect, emphasizing that there is tangible, relatable suffering behind the labels. Below are some examples:





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Extension here... https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rehumanize/fndemhlchjmbionkkacpflllkfeppjpm?hl=en-US