Re:The moral case against equity language
by bombcar on Friday March 03, 2023 @08:38AM
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I kind of feel the euphemism treadmill is the language version of “looking away”.
Blind is stark; powerful; forces me to contemplate the lack of vision - I can’t escape it.
But if I start using “visually challenged” then it’s softer, sounds like a game, challenges can be overcome, this isn’t something I need to worry about.
Blind is stark; powerful; forces me to contemplate the lack of vision - I can’t escape it.
But if I start using “visually challenged” then it’s softer, sounds like a game, challenges can be overcome, this isn’t something I need to worry about.