• TechnoBabble@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    That page has to be satire… right?

    The whole “police your language, so there’s no chance anyone could ever be offended” idea is such an oppressive path to a more equal society.

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      1 year ago

      I mean I hope so? One of the top offensive terms was wheelchair bound…

      • Sr Estegosaurio@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Isn’t that just a fact? Like, I get why words such as removed should be avoided due to it being an insult et all, but wheelchair bound? English is a funny language so I might be missing something.

        • Liempong_pagong@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          They want to be called "wheeled individual " as being wheelchair bound denotes that they’re restricted /s