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[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It’s not only the ‘SJW’ crowd who are asking people to stop using it, but also the medical field, patients, and their caregivers directly asking everyone to stop.

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.

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Right, the euphemism treadmill works on medical terminology same as common speech. The medical terms used to be ‘moron’, ‘idiot’, and ‘cripple’.

Goes medical term-> common language -> insult -> forbidden

[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

I mean it’s not like the crown will cut your tongue out for saying the word. You can still say it, and people decide if it is taboo or not, and dis/approve accordingly.

But much like we don’t use “negroe” despite that having been the word in common use, we’ve recognized the pain it causes that group because of the way language gets weaponized to ‘other’ people.

[–] infinite_ass@leminal.space 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 (1 children)

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 (1 children)

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”

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

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

That’s a conversation.