From 463e32b57b106cbd6c824cf2e2eb9b75fe7755bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Charles Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 12:10:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] typo corrections: metis --- 11ty/definitions/metis.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/metis.md b/11ty/definitions/metis.md index 12df91d96..11ac92c87 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/metis.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/metis.md @@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ speech: noun defined: true --- -A distinct Indigenous culture originating from the children of intermarriages between First Nationspersons and European Settlers (most often French). The homeland of the Métis is considered the Canadian Prairies with the Red River Settlement being the most well known. +A distinct Indigenous culture originating from the children of intermarriages between First Nations persons and European settlers (most often French). The homeland of the Métis is considered the Canadian Prairies with the Red River Settlement being the most well known. From e8c7809f361cc6608f5a3e3469a7b72ea7271fbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Charles Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 12:14:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] italicize play/movie title --- 11ty/definitions/gaslighting.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/gaslighting.md b/11ty/definitions/gaslighting.md index 3c1fd1e99..fa45660c0 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/gaslighting.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/gaslighting.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ reading: href: https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/6766/gaslighting-examples/ --- -psychological manipulation tactic used to abuse by instilling doubt in the victim's own thoughts, observations, feelings by denying, misdirecting, and lying to them; originated from the Gaslight play (1933) and film (1944), where a man changes the lights in the house, while denying her observations of the changes. +psychological manipulation tactic used to abuse by instilling doubt in the victim's own thoughts, observations, feelings by denying, misdirecting, and lying to them; originated from the *Gaslight* play (1933) and film (1944), where a man changes the lights in the house, while denying her observations of the changes. ## Impact From 84f61f7eb575cd4b4aa2dd2d3f56d4731cb7b57b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Graham Charles Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 12:34:37 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] defined idiot: initial commit --- 11ty/definitions/idiot.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/idiot.md b/11ty/definitions/idiot.md index d31719f92..790cfd44f 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/idiot.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/idiot.md @@ -1,8 +1,24 @@ --- title: Idiot slug: idiot -defined: false +defined: true +speech: noun +exerpt: previously a psychiatric term for someone with a profound intellectual disability; typically used as a generic exclamation of frustration at the actions of another person flag: level: avoid text: 'Ableist language' +reading: + - text: 'The Clinical History of "Moron," "Idiot," and Imbecile' + href: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/moron-idiot-imbecile-offensive-history --- +Since medieval times, the word "idiot" was used to describe an ignorant person, and from the 14th century specifically someone with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). + +In the early 20th century, the term was adopted by the legal and psychiatric communities to refer to an intellectual disability resulting in function equivalent to a neurotypical two-year old according to contemporary intelligence scales. Like those intelligence measurement systems, the term itself has been replaced in technical settings by more specific medical language. + +## Issues + +In modern times, "idiot" is rarely used to describe someone with an ID/D, but rather someone who is acting in a manner the speaker finds thoughtless or selfish. Nevertheless, ableist language perpetuates entrenched, dehumanising attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities. + +## Alternatives + +Since "idiot" is frequently an exclamation of frustration, use a term that describes the frustrating *action* rather than suggesting an ID/D suffered by the *actor*: "I hated it when that driver cut me off in traffic." \ No newline at end of file