Words matter, as our understanding of social justice evolves, our language evolves along with it. i made this list of some terms that should be dropped and replaced by other inclusive alternatives.
It's not neutering, it's increasing accuracy. I can say I think you're retarded, but that's too wide spectrum of a term and doesn't properly describe my initial conclusions about you. Instead I can say I think you're a person of low intelligence. Person first language, so as to not insinuate that your personhood is less important than your clear lack of intelligence. I do still respect that you're a human. And describing where I think you have a delay instead of just saying retarded which would indicate a global delay. Though the jury is still out on that.
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Hu"man"ity... Let's change it by "creatures who can talk"...
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It's not neutering, it's increasing accuracy. I can say I think you're retarded, but that's too wide spectrum of a term and doesn't properly describe my initial conclusions about you. Instead I can say I think you're a person of low intelligence. Person first language, so as to not insinuate that your personhood is less important than your clear lack of intelligence. I do still respect that you're a human. And describing where I think you have a delay instead of just saying retarded which would indicate a global delay. Though the jury is still out on that.
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[+]mayshii0021 points [recovered] (3 children) | Copy Link
Yeah... Firefighters.
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