Tag: identity first language
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No Competition of Hierarchies Should Prevail: Identity Politics, Strategic Essentialism, Rhizomes, Punk, and Oppression Olympics
Identity politics can be employed to simultaneously uplift marginalised members of society and deconstruct the mechanisms of their marginalisation. Spider-Verse, Identity Politics, Leftist Infighting, and the Oppression Olympics – YouTube Identity politics can be one tool we use to override our discomfort with others and instead draw together into coalition. We should use it as…
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Autism‐Related Language Preferences of English‐Speaking Individuals Across the Globe
This brand new open access research confirms broad autistic community preference for identity-first language and the words “autism”, “autistic”, and “neurodivergent”. …autistic people’s language preferences often result from deep reflection on discrimination, ableism, and their identity. …the term that was endorsed by the highest proportion of the participants was ‘Autistic person’ 79.5%, followed by ‘Neurodivergent…
