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>disabled persons How à propos, because in English "disabled" is no longer acceptable and they now demand that you say "differently-abled".

Double_a_92 2y ago
Ironically that feels kinda rude to me. Like if I wasn't able to walk, I would want people to aknowledge that... instead of pretending that I just move differently.
- etblg 2y ago
  Well.......if you weren't able to walk, you would be moving differently, not exactly pretending would it be? I mean hell it's not even a less accurate description, you're not able to walk but you're able to move around using crutches or a wheelchair or other mobility device. A person who isn't able to walk may still be able to do almost everything day to day (well aside from walking) that a non-disabled (or non-differently abled person, ok that sounds kinda weird) person would be able to, albeit in a different way.
  - Double_a_92 2y ago
    Because it somewhat removes that implication that that different way is harder to live with.
Nursie 2y ago
Eh, I think “People with disabilities” has now taken over, the idea being to emphasise that they are people. It feels… inconsequential.
djur 2y ago
"Differently-abled" feels '90s corpo to me. The disability rights people I know pretty much all favor "disabled" or "with disability" and have for many years.
novemp 2y ago
Literally no disabled person says "differently abled".
- stackghost 2y ago
  Of course not, but the language police don't care about disabled people. These are the same people who publish "inclusive language guides" with garbage like "don't use the term Brainwave because it's dehumanizing to people with intellectual disabilities". It's an entire R&D field dedicated to finding new and creative ways to be offended.
  - novemp 2y ago
    Ah, so when you said "they" your pronoun didn't match your antecedent. Makes sense considering no one on this site seems to know what a pronoun even is anymore.
    - stackghost 2y ago
      I was never taught English grammar and have no clue what an antecedent is, nor any clue how to make a pronoun match it.
azernik 2y ago
Who is "they"? I have never in my life heard this demand.
- stackghost 2y ago
  The sort of people who make careers out of this type of thing: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/words-and-phrases-commonly-used-offensive-english-language-1.6252274 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/words-and-phrases-comm...
  - azernik 2y ago
    Even that ridiculous thing doesn't have "differently abled".

Double_a_92 2y ago

Ironically that feels kinda rude to me. Like if I wasn't able to walk, I would want people to aknowledge that... instead of pretending that I just move differently.

etblg 2y ago
Well.......if you weren't able to walk, you would be moving differently, not exactly pretending would it be? I mean hell it's not even a less accurate description, you're not able to walk but you're able to move around using crutches or a wheelchair or other mobility device. A person who isn't able to walk may still be able to do almost everything day to day (well aside from walking) that a non-disabled (or non-differently abled person, ok that sounds kinda weird) person would be able to, albeit in a different way.
- Double_a_92 2y ago
  Because it somewhat removes that implication that that different way is harder to live with.

Nursie 2y ago

Eh, I think “People with disabilities” has now taken over, the idea being to emphasise that they are people. It feels… inconsequential.

djur 2y ago

"Differently-abled" feels '90s corpo to me. The disability rights people I know pretty much all favor "disabled" or "with disability" and have for many years.

novemp 2y ago

Literally no disabled person says "differently abled".

stackghost 2y ago
Of course not, but the language police don't care about disabled people. These are the same people who publish "inclusive language guides" with garbage like "don't use the term Brainwave because it's dehumanizing to people with intellectual disabilities". It's an entire R&D field dedicated to finding new and creative ways to be offended.
- novemp 2y ago
  Ah, so when you said "they" your pronoun didn't match your antecedent. Makes sense considering no one on this site seems to know what a pronoun even is anymore.
  - stackghost 2y ago
    I was never taught English grammar and have no clue what an antecedent is, nor any clue how to make a pronoun match it.

azernik 2y ago

Who is "they"? I have never in my life heard this demand.

stackghost 2y ago
The sort of people who make careers out of this type of thing: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/words-and-phrases-commonly-used-offensive-english-language-1.6252274 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/words-and-phrases-comm...
- azernik 2y ago
  Even that ridiculous thing doesn't have "differently abled".