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minus-square@FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoEvery time we come up with a technical term to describe people with medical impairments to their intelligence, people begin using it as an insult. I guess here’s hoping “intellectually disabled” doesn’t catch on (hopefully too wordy).
minus-square@CancerMancer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish11•2 months agoI knew a guy who used “delayed” as an insult after HR told him to stop calling people retards. It offended people just as much but wasn’t against the rules. People will find a way.
minus-square@Malfeasant@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoThere’s a name for it- euphemism treadmill
Every time we come up with a technical term to describe people with medical impairments to their intelligence, people begin using it as an insult.
I guess here’s hoping “intellectually disabled” doesn’t catch on (hopefully too wordy).
I knew a guy who used “delayed” as an insult after HR told him to stop calling people retards. It offended people just as much but wasn’t against the rules.
People will find a way.
There’s a name for it- euphemism treadmill