678
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] infinite_ass@leminal.space 0 points 1 day ago

Probably under pressure from the SJWs. Medical people are practically minded, not given to rewriting the nomenclature to suit the fashion of the hour (they still use Latin for God's sake). Unless the money is threatened of course.

[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Tell me you’re a reactionary without telling me you’re a reactionary. Did you even read the link?

The results of both the parent and professional surveys support a move away from the use of the term mental retardation. The majority of parents indicated that they would be upset if a physician used the term mental retardation.

[-] infinite_ass@leminal.space 0 points 1 day ago

Leading with an insult is poor conversational technique.

[-] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

We’re not conversing - that requires you to read what I said and reply/riff/retort off it to further the conversation. You dropped in with an unsubstantiated claim that was already dispelled.

If you had said something like

“Semantic treadmill does nothing to correct or improve social norms and bigotry”

or

“Hey it wasn’t a problem when I grew up and I’m slow to adapt - no hate here tho”

or

“Demanding linguistic change alienates well meaning people who don’t use it as a slur”

That’s a conversation.

this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2024
678 points (98.8% liked)

Shirts That Go Hard

3235 readers
164 users here now

Share shirts that go hard.

Example A, B, C1 C2

Community Rules

No racism, xenophobia, sexualism, supremacism, sexualization of minors, rape content

Also, follow the Terms of Service/rules of Lemmy.World.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS