It only implies that if the person reading it has worms in their brain and is ridiculously sensitive.
Not implying you do, but I've had people say that to me when I've used the term to describe the student ghetto. And as someone who grew up in an economically poor environment, myself and plenty of other people who live in those places also use the term.
It's silly how much people attempt to police the use of language these days. What matters is context and nuance, not the word itself. There are situations one should not use certain words (I wouldn't use the term student ghetto in a research paper) but in casual conversation it's surely obvious there's no nefarious intent unless one is trying to do just that.
Not implying you do, but I've had people say that to me when I've used the term to describe the student ghetto. And as someone who grew up in an economically poor environment, myself and plenty of other people who live in those places also use the term.
It's silly how much people attempt to police the use of language these days. What matters is context and nuance, not the word itself. There are situations one should not use certain words (I wouldn't use the term student ghetto in a research paper) but in casual conversation it's surely obvious there's no nefarious intent unless one is trying to do just that.