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It's commonly used by parents towards their children. It's considered quite infantilizing among many disabled communities.
by hungie 2y ago
It's commonly used by parents towards their children. It's considered quite infantilizing among many disabled communities.
- rootusrootus 2y ago> It's considered quite infantilizing among many disabled communities. I wonder how common this is with any minority. The majority gets to decide what to call you. Guessing they didn't ask first to see what you think, either. I would be wildly irritated to be in that position.
- hungie 2y agoYep. Super common. But also, pushing back against it sometimes get labeled as woke. Eskimo and Gypsy are both terms that were applied to groups without their choice. And some people are now preferring other terms that they do choose. (Eg Inuit or Roma)