Re:‘Disabled’ is not a bad word. Stop telling people with di...
by lawkwok on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:14PM
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Language is so fluid and used by different people with different connotations of words that I don’t think it’s “preventable” if it is something to be prevented.
I see this tug of war of new word as part of the process for finding the best word… for this particular zeitgeist.
I remember in the 2000s, “a person with autism” was preferred because they are first and foremost a person who happens to have autism. But this year I learned some people prefer the term “autistic” as they claim it as part of who they are.
I see this tug of war of new word as part of the process for finding the best word… for this particular zeitgeist.
I remember in the 2000s, “a person with autism” was preferred because they are first and foremost a person who happens to have autism. But this year I learned some people prefer the term “autistic” as they claim it as part of who they are.