One little thing, "lame"is a word of ableist connotations (ableism is the belief that people with disabilities are less valuable than people without them, or that people with disabilities act a certain way or any number of the insidious sorts of predudice people with disabilities face). "Lame" in this use is a word that tries to equate physical disability with dweebishness. As a woman with disabilities, I'd appreciate if you didn't use it. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT IT'S MEANING IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISABILITY WHEN YOU WROTE IT. I just wanted you to know it's a hurtful word in this context.
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Re: Modern Day: Sleepover
Date: 2010-10-03 03:03 pm (UTC)One little thing, "lame"is a word of ableist connotations (ableism is the belief that people with disabilities are less valuable than people without them, or that people with disabilities act a certain way or any number of the insidious sorts of predudice people with disabilities face). "Lame" in this use is a word that tries to equate physical disability with dweebishness. As a woman with disabilities, I'd appreciate if you didn't use it. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T THINKING ABOUT IT'S MEANING IN CONJUNCTION WITH DISABILITY WHEN YOU WROTE IT. I just wanted you to know it's a hurtful word in this context.