The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Ransom@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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As a disabled person, I face ableism and ableist language every day. Some people use ableist language without even knowing that it is ableist. I thought it would be good for folks to take a look at the attached BBC article and expand their perspectives a bit.

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[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, whatever dude. I have more important things to do than worry about phrases such as falling on deaf ears, which is one of the main phrases I take issue with in this waste of time article.

[-] Ransom@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

It takes people time to change their minds. Hopefully you run across this debate in different contexts. In fact, try bringing it up with friends and/or family to see how they react!