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The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Ransom@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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As a disabled person, I face ableism and ableist language every day. Some people use ableist language without even knowing that it is ableist. I thought it would be good for folks to take a look at the attached BBC article and expand their perspectives a bit.

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[-] Ransom@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Have you heard the expression “white lies and black truths”? The intent behind “simply stating a fact” can indeed be hurtful.

But I really don’t think we’re going to run out of words. There’s at least a half million in English, and even counting obscure ableist terms, we’re talking about maybe thirty. Pretty small percentage.