tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post8700266008227623086..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Quote AbleDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-40659021349768968982011-05-21T20:48:31.096-04:002011-05-21T20:48:31.096-04:00At the risk of seeming like I'm arguing for ar...At the risk of seeming like I'm arguing for argument's sake -- why assume Einstein would be so imprecise as to use those words as general denigration?<br /><br />If he meant that science without religion lacks motive power, and religion without science lacks vision, would that be insulting? I don't think it would. Those words have meaning in the English language. To object to them as if they're inherently negative -- doesn't that convey the opposite of your position?<br /><br />I hesitated to comment -- total stranger, disagreement outta the blue, is that a good idea? And I'm not physically disabled, so do I have a right to an opinion?<br /><br />But I've had people tell me I shouldn't call myself a 'tranny', because it's derogatory. Except that it isn't. It's a short form of 'transgendered' and there's nothing wrong with being transgendered. I refuse to let people turn it into a swear word.<br /><br />'Lame' and 'blind' aren't swear words.Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-19378141107695526262011-05-18T13:59:44.030-04:002011-05-18T13:59:44.030-04:00Thanks for a great post.
I've recently starte...Thanks for a great post.<br /><br />I've recently started a new blog: <a href="http://platosnightmare-aesopsdream.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Plato's Nightmare / Aesop's Dream</a>, dedicated to exploring images of disability in folk tales and literature. <br /><br />And I'm therefore repeatedly coming across the "old fashioned" use of the word "lame" as something simply descriptive -- being unable to walk without assistive tech (crutches, canes, etc.). Used in this way, it doesn't bother me. It's when it's used as a broad, undefined, insult that I cringe. <br /><br />I'm actually considering "reclaiming 'Lame'" to describe myself (I have CP), in part, to remind people that it does refer to living humans, and we're <i>here</i>.CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-31598910581775633092011-05-16T14:25:46.023-04:002011-05-16T14:25:46.023-04:00It is so much harder to correct friends and family...It is so much harder to correct friends and family, than to correct strangers. I emailed a good friend about her use of the r-word once. It was an email I agonized over. And her response was perfect. She didn't just listen to what I said, she HEARD me. And it was an email I was glad I sent, to a friend I'm glad I have.<br /><br />A longer version of this is on my blog. The post is titled "I felt bad".Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06474584473012742915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-58831788198062220682011-05-15T16:14:59.343-04:002011-05-15T16:14:59.343-04:00Wow, timely. Sometimes I choose to make waves and...Wow, timely. Sometimes I choose to make waves and mention it to people (mostly on Facebook) that they're using really problematic words.<br /><br />And it's sooooooooo fantastic when people think about it and decide that they won't use whatever-it-was anymore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07030901750121134245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-16037614665906034412011-05-15T03:06:28.430-04:002011-05-15T03:06:28.430-04:00Thanks for the reminder. Honestly, I believe I us...Thanks for the reminder. Honestly, I believe I used the word "blind" when referring to a situation. I need to put more thought into my choice of words and analagies, so others are not hurt by my words.<br /><br />Again, thanks,<br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-5876471942048784522011-05-14T12:54:04.039-04:002011-05-14T12:54:04.039-04:00Dave,
The fight goes on.
In a recently aired epis...Dave,<br />The fight goes on.<br /><br />In a recently aired episode "The Art of the Steal", the main character of USA Networks program "In Plain Sight", Inspector Mary Shannon, uses the word retard. While I understand her character is supposed to be a curmudgeon who holds nothing sacred, I was truly appalled. I contacted the network and am awaiting a response.<br /> <br />Perahps you and some of your readers will also contact USA Network and provide them with a little education about appropriate language.<br /> <br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-68897566710792296262011-05-14T08:12:05.622-04:002011-05-14T08:12:05.622-04:00Thanks for your post. I strive to be the kind of w...Thanks for your post. I strive to be the kind of woman your friend is, able to maturely hear what a friend is saying without thinking 'how could they say that to me?' or getting "stuck" on the tone of voice, without really hearing the message.Susanhttp://influentialpeople.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com