- From: Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpatrick@macromedia.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 07:46:14 -0700
- To: "Randal Rust" <randalrust@gmail.com>, "WAI-IG" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> > To suggest that a word > > should never be removed from use because it is clear, even if > > offensive, is just incorrect in my opinion. > > I find that interesting, because that is not at all what I said. You wrote: Of course, the term should be used responsibly, but to suggest that it can be removed from context is just plain ridiculous, especially when the context is so clear. I see that you wrote "remove from context", not "remove from use". I agree that the word does have a permanent meaning in that context, but am willing to go a step further and say that it shouldn't be used in this context because of the negative connotations that come from the word's origins which were based in people's ignorance of this disability. AWK
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