Politically correct or intellectually rude??

[loyalsister]

7. "Politically correct" is a RW term

....used to deride people who care about respectful language usage. I find any of the "challenged" terms to be slightly insulting because it is actually a facetious term that reflects annoyance at calls for "people first" language.

People first language refers to people with disabilities who would rather have their impairment described separate from their identification of a person.

Many prefer to have autism than to be considered "autistic." Most of the person who has schizophrenia would rather not be labelled schizophrenic. After all, we don't refer to people who have cancer as cancerous.

As I have learned from people who are really invested in it, it has made more sense to me.

Short and tall are pretty neutral descriptors. Fat has been commonly used as an insult. I think more neutral language would be heavy set.

I'm always glad to see someone questioning it. It's about respect rather than an imposition of political courtesy.