Re: Disability Characteristics and Political Correctness

[VioletTigress]

"Handicapable" sets my teeth on edge.

[TheRobbie0003]

Handy capable? Good point. Personally, I started out as an idiot, then I became merely retarded, and later, advanced to the point of only being mentally challenged. Assigning new titles seems to be a hobby for some people. Semantics change nothing. We are all what and who we are, and do as much as we are able. The challenge seems to be getting people to accept us for what we are without calling us names.

[MOEELOVESKIEFER]

i guess that its sorta like when saying alice cooper is 60 years young instead of saying he's 60 years old...i guess its like saying that one has a disablity but are fully capable to live an awesome life instead of handicapped which a lot of people associate with someone not able to do a lot of things.

[chrisboy11g]

you are handicapable