Why YSK: because what seems like equal situation from surface isn’t always equal opportunity for all. And even when equal measure of help is provided, it might not be equally useful.

  • whats_a_refoogee@sh.itjust.works
    32·
    11 months ago

    You can’t criticize people for using the word handicapped after it has been pushed as the politically correct word for decades.

    It’s still the mainstream politically correct word in the English speaking West. Using disabled can land you in hot water in a professional or political environment.

    • DessertStorms@kbin.social
      31·
      11 months ago

      That’s a pile of bullshit so big it could only come from an abled person who hasn’t spent a second of their life listening to actual disabled people.

      So I can, and I will.

      And people can then choose to be respectful and make the tiniest adjustment to their vocabulary, or they can choose to continue to use a harmful term despite now knowing full well that it is harmful, proving to others just how little of a shit they give about disabled people.

      The choice is yours.