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A comment on Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative. Parent comment

Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by ghostpepper on Monday December 19, 2022 @08:18PM (#34060298)
I understand the intention but I don't see what about the word 'depressed' implies permanence. Is a depressed person any more permanently depressed than a depressed button or a depressed stock price?
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by dr_dshiv on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @04:27AM (#34063597)
Yeah, it’s definitely there. Maybe you don’t see it, but ask about. People are very sensitive to their own identity in mental health. Being depressed and being a depressed person is a very different implication!
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Re:Stanford's “Elimination of Harmful Language” Initiative by ghostpepper on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @05:08PM (#34073397)
In case it wasn't clear from my post above, this is me asking.
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