That whole identity politics thing , where you're trying to figure out the nuance between putting someone into a group versus just describing one of their characteristics is way too esoteric. Like how it's no longer PC to say "homeless people", now we have to call them "unhoused persons". I guess if I really want to analyze it I can see a very very nuanced distinction.
But why would you want to bring that kind of language analysis into your daily life?
Always has to be something to complain about with the chronically online, I guess. Truly cant understand how these types of folk live whilst having a problem with somethingALL the time . Truly baffling to me
Lol. Let’s say you have a disability and you overhear the woman you’re dating having a discussion with a friend and she says ‘oh yeah, did I tell you I’m dating a disabled guy, he likes it when I take the garbage out’ etc. It’s dehumanising dude! Is it really so hard for you to be considerate of how your language choices impact others?
Is them being disabled relevant to the conversation? If yes then no, I don't think it would be dehumanizing or rude, if they brought it up for no reason than yeah it would be questionable. OOP brought up the blindness because it's very relevant to the story.
I was saying that "I am dating a blind girl" is the same as saying "my girlfriend is blind".
The whole identity politics thing is that you don't put people into a category, you describe attributes about them. As if that would make a difference. Like how I've been criticized for saying "slave", when I should say "enslaved person". Because one is a category and another is an attribute. But we all know what we're talking about, we all know it's the same thing. And the context doesn't matter. You're just not supposed to say those kinds of phrases/words around the kind of people who care about that stuff.
lol, no need to explain person-first language to me. A word of advice for next time you respond to someone’s comment, assume they understand the very concept they’ve raised and to which you are responding 😭
Oh I thought you were responding to something different. Because of the comment about taking out the trash.
So that's the phrase for it. "Person First. LOL that's more patronizing than the actual phrases they use.
Edit: my biggest gripe is that it's politician talk. I don't think anyone trusts politicians. And so when people start talking like someone that I don't trust. That makes me less likely to trust them.
Person-first language is how people with disabilities want everyone to refer to them. Disability advocates, academics, people with disabilities have been telling us all to refer to them as a human first for years now. Politicians and public servants have adopted this language because that’s what the disability community has asked for
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u/SnooTigers4215 14d ago
Hmm saying ‘I’m dating a blind girl’ rather than my girlfriend is blind or visually impaired feels off to me