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noname223
Angelic
- Aug 18, 2020
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Maybe this is a question for diabled people. Due to my conditions I am disabled. I don't have too much problems with the term disabled. (in my language behindert) In my language it is a quite common insult. But I think there are worse terms. I think one of my former therapists called people who ctb insane. ("You are not insane. You don't kill yourself". I paraphrased it)
The term people with special needs can be seen as euphemism or dysphemism. I am not completely against it though. Personally I prefer severely disabled and then I explain I am mentally ill. I personally see the term as euphemism. It glosses over the negative impact of being for example mentally ill. I don't just have special needs. It just plays down my conditions.
I think the person should have the right to determine the way how she or he wants to be called.
There is this process that many terms for disabled people become insults. The term cripple was once a neutral one in my language. But now it is a insult. Because many people associate it with something negative. I think this has to stop. And I am personally okay with disabled. The term is not perfect I admit it. But in the end it is just words. The welfare system or support in general for disabled people are way more important than these labels.
The term people with special needs can be seen as euphemism or dysphemism. I am not completely against it though. Personally I prefer severely disabled and then I explain I am mentally ill. I personally see the term as euphemism. It glosses over the negative impact of being for example mentally ill. I don't just have special needs. It just plays down my conditions.
I think the person should have the right to determine the way how she or he wants to be called.
There is this process that many terms for disabled people become insults. The term cripple was once a neutral one in my language. But now it is a insult. Because many people associate it with something negative. I think this has to stop. And I am personally okay with disabled. The term is not perfect I admit it. But in the end it is just words. The welfare system or support in general for disabled people are way more important than these labels.