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Interesting point. 100 years ago “idiot” and “mental retardation” were medical diagnoses. 100 years from now, both the evolution of language and the advancement
by adeelk93 5y ago
Interesting point. 100 years ago “idiot” and “mental retardation” were medical diagnoses. 100 years from now, both the evolution of language and the advancement of medicine may similarly antiquate the term “autism.”
Maybe this is a perpetual cycle when it comes to mental health terminology.
- gruez 5y ago>Maybe this is a perpetual cycle when it comes to mental health terminology. yes, the euphemism treadmill. https://englishcowpath.blogspot.com/2011/06/euphemism-treadmill-replacing-r-word.html https://englishcowpath.blogspot.com/2011/06/euphemism-treadm...
- danuker 5y agoReminds me of George Carlin. Warning: politically incorrect content ahead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvdXxhLPa8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvdXxhLPa8
- astura 5y ago>Interesting point. 100 years ago “idiot” and “mental retardation” were medical diagnoses. "Mental retardation" was the proper and polite lay term in my lifetime. It was only in 2010 that government agencies started removing the word "retardation" from their names. (See: Rosa's Law)