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Originally Posted by FanIn80
Maybe I'm being too literal here, but let's say I'm wanting to have a planning meeting with some contractors about making my building more useable/accessible... Saying things like "John", "Bob" or "Albert" aren't really going to get me there. Words like "blind" or "deaf" aren't insults in and of themselves. They can be used as insults, but they can also be used with validity for the purposes of context.
To me, the problem shouldn't be the word "blind", it should be the way "blind" is used by people with ulterior (or especially derogatory) motives. Why don't we just get rid of donkeyholes instead of words? We can ban the word "blind" but all that does is make it more difficult to have purposeful conversations, because donkeyholes will always find a new way to insult someone - meanwhile the people who care about not hurting others are the ones who have to constantly worry about which words they can or cannot say.
TLDR: Stop eliminating words, start eliminating the donkeyholes who use them as insults.
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Well said. Using terminology such as ; "We need more devices and accessablity for the deaf and the blind isnt the issue." The word deaf and blind is not derogatory, I have explained it as much as I intend to but your clarification is quite good and helpful.