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DNSB · 05-22-2022, 04:19 PM

OTOH, we should realize that marginalized does not mean what it used to mean. The latest list of marginalized groups that I ran across included:

GLBTQQIAPTS
Senior citizens
Persons living in poverty
The homeless
Racial/Cultural minorities
Military combat veterans
Persons of below average intelligence
Hearing, visually, and physically challenged persons
Persons with a serious and persistent mental illness
Persons with cognitive impairments
Gamblers
Substance abusers
Autism spectrum persons
Gifted and talented persons
Persons with disfigurements
Sex offenders
Felons

Please note that in North America, women were not considered as a marginalized group since they constitute a majority of the population (51.1%) and the original definition of marginalized was minorities and persons living in poverty. The current usage seems to be that anyone is now free to call themselves marginalized.

BTW, speaking of silly terms, I've adapted to LGBTQ and LGBTQ+ but we are now told to use GLBTQQIAPTS. Why not the simpler GSM (gender and sexuality minorities) instead of the continually expanding GLBTQ etc. etc.?

05-22-2022, 04:19 PM	#34
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,997 Karma: 169810634 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	OTOH, we should realize that marginalized does not mean what it used to mean. The latest list of marginalized groups that I ran across included: GLBTQQIAPTS Senior citizens Persons living in poverty The homeless Racial/Cultural minorities Military combat veterans Persons of below average intelligence Hearing, visually, and physically challenged persons Persons with a serious and persistent mental illness Persons with cognitive impairments Gamblers Substance abusers Autism spectrum persons Gifted and talented persons Persons with disfigurements Sex offenders Felons Please note that in North America, women were not considered as a marginalized group since they constitute a majority of the population (51.1%) and the original definition of marginalized was minorities and persons living in poverty. The current usage seems to be that anyone is now free to call themselves marginalized. BTW, speaking of silly terms, I've adapted to LGBTQ and LGBTQ+ but we are now told to use GLBTQQIAPTS. Why not the simpler GSM (gender and sexuality minorities) instead of the continually expanding GLBTQ etc. etc.? Last edited by DNSB; 05-22-2022 at 04:22 PM.