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In 2025, Let’s Retire Using Racist Coded Language & Other Problematic Terms to Discuss Music (Op-Ed)
Late last year, The Cut’s Cat Zhang ran an explainer on the word “khia” — a phrase that exploded in popularity online as longtime left-of-center artists (Chappell Roan, Tinashe, Charli XCX, etc.) had major mainstream moments after years of build-up and fan …