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That is exactly the definition of a euphemism. It’s a synonym that is less harsh or blunt. I doesn’t have to be a negative thing either. PTSD is more inclusive
by vlunkr 2y ago
That is exactly the definition of a euphemism. It’s a synonym that is less harsh or blunt.
I doesn’t have to be a negative thing either. PTSD is more inclusive, since it doesn’t imply that you’ve literally had bombs dropped on you relentlessly, like shellshock does.
- jojobas 2y agoAny mental disorder will still be seen as bad (duh), bombs or not, euphemized or not. It's an exercise in futility.
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoAnd that's not right, because labeling them as "bad" and calling them "disorders" stigmatizes those who suffer from it.
- jojobas 2y ago[flagged]
- burnished 2y agoIs this a bit? Who says this? Its hard for me to believe that you genuinely hear a statement that means, for example, that being ADHD doesn't make you bad it just makes you different but interpret it to mean that you have to ignore that you find them intolerably messy and also marry them for some reason. You're still allowed to form opinions about people and your mutual suitability based on their traits! Obviously! This isn't difficult.
- jojobas 2y agoThat's semantics. Unmitigated ADHD severely limits one's ability to do things. Wanna call it "not bad", fine. Next up: thinking cancer is bad is bad. There's no sugarcoating that diseases are, well, negative.
- burnished 2y agoYou're doing it again. The point of contention is that it doesn't mean a person is bad. Its like you're 13 in a red state and just read Harrison Bergeron for the first time.
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- yuliyp 2y agoSome traits are mostly-negative traits. That's just the nature of life. I'm fat/obese/overweight/slow/thick/plus-sized/curvy. It's a negative trait I have. Someone referring to me in that way can be fine, or it can be stigmatizing. The word used doesn't really affect whether it's stigmatizing. If it's being used to insult/put me down, it's stigmatizing. If it's used descriptively it's not. If I say to someone to "make way for the blind person walking there" I'm not attacking them, but trying to help them navigate a crowded area safely. That's true regardless of whether I referred to them as blind, unsighted, vision-impaired, differently-abled, or anything else. Similarly, If I were mocking them I'd be stigmatizing them regardless of the word I used for it.
- burnished 2y agoNo, its not. I have lived through this most recent shift and I can tell you going from ignoring mental health in the hopes that it will 'make you be normal' to talking about how we experience the world and offering each other reasonable accommodations has been pretty nice.