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9. There is nothing wrong with the words entitled or entitlement but around 1970 while Nixon was in power

Tue Mar 11, 2025, 05:10 PM

Mar 11

the negative connotation via the phrase "sense of entitlement" became pervasive so a word describing a legal or moral right to something was propagandized into a negative connotation.

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"Sense of entitlement" apparently first caught on around 1970: Ngram –
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https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/532892/when-did-the-word-entitled-gain-its-second-sense-of-spoiled

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She did a poor job, gab13by13 Mar 11 #2

First things first randr Mar 11 #3

I'm sick of CNN and MSNBC referring to Earned Benefits as Entitlements! Number9Dream Mar 11 #5

they ARE entitlements Skittles Mar 11 #10

SO Skittles Mar 11 #8

we are ENTITLED to it, PERIOD Skittles Mar 12 #12

Repukes are the ones who always use the term "entitled" randr Mar 13 #15

Yes - one of my many compaints about CNN. yellow dahlia Mar 12 #14

When talking about Medicare fraud johnnyfins Mar 11 #7

He is a mental midget. yellow dahlia Mar 12 #13