• ThrowawayPermanente
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    1 month ago

    I thought this was a joke, but no, the euphemism treadmill never stops turning

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      1 month ago

      If people were respectful of people with impairments and their needs, instead of hijacking the terminology for playground insults, there would be no treadmill.

      Everyone is temporarily abled, at best.

      The issue is not whether their needs are special or exceptional. It’s that there are needs that need to be met.

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      The word exceptional didn’t always mean better. It used to just mean different, as in an exception to the rule.