Re. Politically incorrect?

Subject: Re. Politically incorrect?
From: Geoff Hart <geoff-h -at- MTL -dot- FERIC -dot- CA>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 12:53:54 LCL

I've also had lots of difficulty accepting politically correct
language. For example, why do we say disabled (not able to do
something, a less-offensive form of "invalid") instead of handicapped
(having a disadvantage compared to non-handicapped people)? The latter
is both more accurate and less offensive.

However, if I were to play golf (Dad's working on me), I suppose I
should say that I have a high disability, which might be more accurate
than simply saying "handicap". <grin>

--Geoff Hart #8^{)}
geoff-h -at- mtl -dot- feric -dot- ca

Disclaimer: These comments are my own and don't represent the opinions
of the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada.


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