‘What Exactly Is “#Neurodiversity"? Using Accurate Language about #Disability Matters in #Schools’
#TheConversation #MichaelBaker

“[The term] Neurodiversity ... reflects the notion that all ‘bodyminds’ work in diverse ways.

“The medical model of disability says impairment is equated with being broken and in need of a fix.

“[T]he social model argues humans naturally come in a variety of bodyminds, which are changed and shaped by our environment.”

https://theconversation.com/what-exactly-is-neurodiversity-using-accurate-language-about-disability-matters-in-schools-193195

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A great video lesson on #antisemitism from https://www.tiktok.com/@simkern on #tiktok at the link.

“If a story contains AS elements, is that entire story AS? Is it *bad*? Are you *bad* for consuming it?”
#PurityCulture #ChristianHistory #JewishHistory #simkern

https://www.tiktok.com/@simkern/video/7188562692037315886

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I love "they." I've even been using it with people who appear gender conforming but I don't specifically know their preference.

Old ‘They,’ New ‘They’ — Language Change in Action
#Language #SensitivityTip #WritingTip #QuickAndDirtyTips #KirbyConrod

“The reason people struggle is that there are really two uses of singular ‘they’: an old use, which has been in use in English as far back as 1375, and a new use, which is part of a big language change in the 21st century.”

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/old-they-new-they-language-change-in-action/

Enjoy this piece about one of my girlhood favorites -- which I have been revisiting with new eyes.

‘The #LittleHouse Books, Revised So They Aren’t So #Racist’
#McSweeneys #HayleyDeRoche

“Laura,” [Ma] chastised with a low, disappointed voice. “First, you should know that ‘Indian’ is not the preferred term…”

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-little-house-books-revised-so-they-arent-so-racist

#Intersectionality #SensitivityTip #Sensitivity #Bookstodon #AmReading

A little #WritingTip #SensitivityTip I got from Twitter a few months back.

There are always other words.

And, as #MaysoonZayid says, #WordsMatter.

https://maysoon.com/

#AntiAbleist #Intersectionality #WritingCommunity #AmEditing

https://twitter.com/maysoonzayid/status/1499354075141480452

https://twitter.com/jaidling/status/1499355808924114944

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Here's a detailed and insightful video explainer on how to avoid #RacistTropes in fantasy writing, in particular #antisemitism. Halloween themed but relevant all year round! (And you know there's some very well-known examples of authors who have failed at this.)

From #SensitivityReader Emeric Davis on TikTok.

https://www.tiktok.com/@emericdavis/video/7160666390276361514

here's Davis's website: https://www.emericdavis.com/ and ni is a terrific follow on the 'Tok.

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

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#CMoS and #AP both recommend using identifying terms as adjectives rather than nouns.

CMoS (Ed. 17, 5.260): “Instead of referring to someone as, for instance, ‘a Catholic,’ … put the person first by writing ‘a Catholic man’…”

This 2016 piece explains it more deeply (note: written before the capitalization of Black became common practice).

Why we don't call people 'blacks' and 'whites' https://splinternews.com/why-we-dont-call-people-blacks-and-whites-1793864403

#AmWriting #NaNoWriMo #Intersectionality #WritingCommunity

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Very interesting: The #AntiDefamationLeague has adopted the spelling of #antisemitism instead of anti-Semitism.

#MerriamWebster lists this term with the hyphen first, so that's what I'd ordinarily use. But the reasoning for the no-hyphen version is compelling. Read about it at the link.

https://www.adl.org/spelling

Basically, "Semitism" is not a thing. It's a dog whistle. Capitalizing it legitimizes it; lower-casing it indicates that the concept itself was never valid.

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For a great newsletter about all things conscious, be sure to subscribe to the Conscious Style Guide, developed by @karenyin. It's an invaluable resource in the fight to bring our language into the 21st century.

https://consciousstyleguide.com/newsletters/

Here's the most recent issue:

https://consciousstyleguide.com/the-conscious-language-newsletter-october-november-2022/

Enjoy!

#Intersectionality

#SensitivityTip: Re avoiding harmful language in your writing. #AmWriting #NaNoWriMo #Writing #Intersectionality #ableism

Here's a GREAT resource I turn to often to educate myself on the many words in English that are #ableist and how I can replace them in my speech and writing:

https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html