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Originally posted by KSig RC
Finally, where does it stop? Should the words 'crazy' and 'insane' be eliminated from common lexicon, along with their blacksheep cousins such as 'retard'?
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Well I can't give you a complete list because I'm sure there are words out there that offend different people. (Gosh, if 'crazy' offends people, I'm screwed...)
But I worked for a charity this holiday season that fostered inclusion programs for children with disabilities, or more common in education, special needs. That group has a specific lexicon when referring to children with different abilities. And many of the volunteers DO get offended when the word "retarded" or "retard" gets thrown around casually. And I have done my best to stop using the word, because it was a common word in my vocab.
Of course I can only throw around the correct vocabulary when I'm representing that charity. (Don't even get me started on what they think about the word "normal." I've become very careful about how I use that word too.) And it just kind of filtered into my everyday vocab. So much, that I cringe everytime I read the word "retard" or some form of it.
Bottom line, you will probably only change your vocab to something more PC if you come into contact with someone to which those words offend.