That’s Ghetto

No matter your race, intent or context I find your use of the word Ghetto offensive.

ghetto |ˈgetō|

noun ( pl. -tos or -toes)
a part of a city, esp. a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.

• historical the Jewish quarter in a city : the Warsaw Ghetto.
• an isolated or segregated group or area : the relative security of the gay ghetto.

verb ( -toes, -toed) [ trans. ]
put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated area or group.

Using the term to describe something as cheap or tacky or a person as lazy or apathetic is ignorant and offensive because it links those characteristics to the people that generally live in the quote unquote “Ghetto.” People who live in the ghetto are there due to circumstance, not because they’re cheap or lazy or anything you may consider beneath you.

If I called you ghetto, you’d be offended. Why? Think about it. If you’re misguided however, and think ghetto is cool or something worth aspiring to, you’re fucked up. It doesn’t add character, only exposes your lack thereof.