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Originally Posted by Lebell
What is to say that "developmentally disabled" won't be the same some day? ("Hey look! There's that stupid DD kid!")
We need to attack the root of the problem, that is, people's attitudes and not the symptoms.
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Yes! That's what I was trying to say. It used to be "idiot" was a medical term that came to be considered offensive, then "retard" replaced it. Once that became offensive it was "mentally handicapped", then THAT was no longer kosher so it became "developmentally challenged", and so on. It's clear where this is going. Where do you draw the line? Coming up with new combinations of words won't solve a damn thing!
By the way, my aunt quit her job that paid over twice as much because she wanted to get into social work, and she's been doing it for the past 10+ years. And as a lesbian, she has some experience with discrimination. But it sure was interesting to see a good example of a stereotype against those who choose not to subscribe to the BS politically-correct term du jour.