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Originally Posted by DNSB
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
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For what it matters, there's a bit of a thing in the disability community about person-first language vs. identity-first language. I think most of us prefer identity-first ("disabled person") rather than identity-first ("person with a disability") though there's exceptions.
But for god's sake don't use ridiculous euphemisms like "persons of different abilities." Wait, what's my 'different ability'? Do I get to pick? Laser eyes sound cool.
Or even worse, "handi-capable."