tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post412385204059250041..comments2023-07-16T03:34:59.018-06:00Comments on Revising the Dream: "Her Condition"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-790163267749870722007-07-11T10:46:00.000-06:002007-07-11T10:46:00.000-06:00I think in general people are pretty ignorant abou...I think in general people are pretty ignorant about disabilities. It makes them uncomfortable and that discomfort makes them act badly. Then you get all of that in someone who acts badly any way and they say things that are even more stupid then the norm.<BR/><BR/>Handicap as a term comes from at term used to describe injured war veterans (not sure which war - maybe WWII) who were allowed to beg on street corners for financial assistance because they had become disabled as soldiers. They would stand on the street cap in hand, hence handicap. Great how we consistently as a country take really good care of our soldiers who fight for our safety (sorry for the sarcasm)!<BR/><BR/>But terms do matter. Privacy matters as well and that usually clashes with insensitivity. I am trying to get better at the quick, informative retort to dumb comments. It's hard though.<BR/><BR/>But I agree with you wholeheartedly - there is absolutely nothing wrong with your Ellie!!! (who is such a doll!)Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388107764837538301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-88506249767934731902007-07-07T08:52:00.000-06:002007-07-07T08:52:00.000-06:00I have often wondered how to ask someone else what...I have often wondered how to ask someone else what their child's diagnosis is...without implying that their child would HAVE a diagnosis. When I'm at our therapy location there are 10-20 kids there and you end up wanting to ask what their child "has", but I'm STILL not sure how to ask.The Mitchellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344780855634947594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-30910714037743586642007-07-06T12:37:00.000-06:002007-07-06T12:37:00.000-06:00I think I'd rather have somebody say, Logen's cond...I think I'd rather have somebody say, Logen's condition rather than, "he's just not right" (My MIL says that). I agree with PM saying "words ... are powerless". {{HUGS}}* ~ *Jessica* ~ *https://www.blogger.com/profile/04624325345353463566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-61150122677891888202007-07-06T09:00:00.000-06:002007-07-06T09:00:00.000-06:00I've often thought that terminology matters less t...I've often thought that terminology matters less than intent (although it certainly does matter). E tells me proudly about how they learned about "the Indians," while others will sneer with derision about "drunk Natives."<BR/><BR/>My MIL can't bring herself to say "black people" because she worries about the political implications and so alternates between "negro" and "African-American" (discussing Canadians).<BR/><BR/>Words in and of themselves are powerless. It is the intent with which they are (and have historically been) used that lends them power. Consider the rehabilitation of the word "queer."peitricia maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078280120045810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-30719420853619876392007-07-06T08:26:00.000-06:002007-07-06T08:26:00.000-06:00The phrase "consider the source" comes to mind her...The phrase "consider the source" comes to mind here... but I'm not fond of that way of putting it either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com