If you’re going to be this pedantic about the use of a term, then you should know that you’re talking about a developing country. And that the usage of the term “third world” at this point is inherently disparaging because it’s deviated from the original meaning to be used in exactly the context you’re complaining about. Because the term “third world country” in its original context has nothing to do with economic status, position in global politics, or large scale national problems it was originally used in context to their position in WW2. It only exists in that connotation as a derogatory term.
I don’t know about derogatory. Language evolves and changes, and at some point the term ‘third world’ entered common usage as being equivalent to ‘developing nations’. I remember being in primary school 30 years ago and the term was used that way, and definitely not in a derogatory sense.
There’s an inherent negative connotation with third world, and that’s why usage is transitioning to developing. If it didn’t have a negative connotation, a softer term wouldn’t be necessary.
If you’re going to be this pedantic about the use of a term, then you should know that you’re talking about a developing country. And that the usage of the term “third world” at this point is inherently disparaging because it’s deviated from the original meaning to be used in exactly the context you’re complaining about. Because the term “third world country” in its original context has nothing to do with economic status, position in global politics, or large scale national problems it was originally used in context to their position in WW2. It only exists in that connotation as a derogatory term.
I don’t know about derogatory. Language evolves and changes, and at some point the term ‘third world’ entered common usage as being equivalent to ‘developing nations’. I remember being in primary school 30 years ago and the term was used that way, and definitely not in a derogatory sense.
There’s an inherent negative connotation with third world, and that’s why usage is transitioning to developing. If it didn’t have a negative connotation, a softer term wouldn’t be necessary.