Brian
On Feb 28, 2004, at 6:39 AM, Kirsten & Erik Richard wrote:
Hei Alan & Eric
Hey, what are we talking about? - Is it people or is it computing language? - I was thinking that this issue was about computer language, and here we say 'enable' for 'turn ON' and 'disable' for 'turn OFF'.
But if we are talking 'politically correctness' then it's quite another matter... Frankly said I've never heard - or used - the term "disadvantaged" for handicapped people. In my Danish-Englsih thesaurus the translation for 'handicapped' is either "handicapped" _or_ "impaired".
I do know that some people don't like the word "handicapped", but I think that this is the most common and international word, and it is understood in any language.
And if it is a matter of how many suggestions to be entered into a word list or thesaurus, - then take them all, and let us be free for this eternal returning discussion! Thanks!
Cheers, Erik Richard
Alan & Elaine Donaghue-Harris wrote:
Dear Sir, Please note that the term "disabled" is offensive. The correct term is "physically disadvantaged."
Eric Bobinsky wrote:
I wasn't aware of this issue, since I never disabled the filter =...
(my apologies for the frivolity; I thought it was too good an example to miss)
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