Comment on “My next child could be retarded. So could yours.” Barbra Streisand for The National Association for Retarded Children (NARC) - Imgur

• azulavoir@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes. But at the time it was on the euphemism treadmill, it was. And that’s the point being made.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, and ‘hysteria’ was once a diagnosis too. That was not the point that was made. The point was that it is somehow still a valid one today, just not a valid term. It is not a valid diagnosis. It’s not just about word choice.

    1. Invent a new name for an undesirable condition

    2. People start using this name as an insult

    3. Get offended that an insult is used to refer to people with said condition

    4. Go back to 1

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