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Had to Google what “person-first language” is...

People-first language (PFL),[1] also called person-first language, is a type of linguistic prescription which puts a person before a diagnosis, describing what condition a person “has” rather than asserting what a person “is”. It is intended to avoid marginalization or dehumanization (either consciously or subconsciously) when discussing people with a chronic illness or disability. It can be seen as a type of disability etiquette but person-first language can also be more generally applied to any group that would otherwise be defined or mentally categorized by a condition or trait (for example, race, age, or appearance).

Person-first language avoids using labels or adjectives to define someone, using terms such as “a person with diabetes” instead of “a diabetic” or “a person with alcoholism” instead of “an alcoholic”. The intention is that a person is seen foremost as a person and only secondly as a person with some trait, which does not inevitably define their essence; it avoids essentializing the condition as their prime identity as a human being. Advocates of person-first language point to the failure to mentally separate the person from the trait as reinforcing a sense that both the trait and the person are inherently bad or inferior, leading to discrimination whilst also implicitly reinforcing a sense of permanency even regarding issues that are likely to be temporary. For example, a person with a substance use disorder has a fair chance of achieving long-term remission—many years in which they are healthy and productive—but calling them a “substance abuser” reinforces an unspoken sense that they are inherently and permanently tainted and casts doubt on maintenance of remission. (wiki)


43 posted on 11/20/2021 7:58:08 PM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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Had to Google what “person-first language” is...

I read the whole thing you posted. It's apparently the liturgy of the Fully Woke Church of Nice.

64 posted on 11/21/2021 4:30:57 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude. --Frederick Douglass)
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