Re: UKNM: Brainstorming - PC's Next Victim

[Danny O'Brien]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 05:19:22PM -0000, Tim Ireland wrote:

> I have the uncomfortable feeling that this week's roundup is going to

begin

> with 'UKNM was unexpectedly trolled this week'.

>

> Sorry about all the noise pollution. I can't help but feeling a *little*

> responsible....

>


Well, just to wrap things up, SCOPE, the cerebral palsy group, say that this

"brainstorming is doubleplus ungood" thing is nothing to do with them. But

that they *have* heard that some other mental health groups object to the

term. I'm still sniffing a urban legend, even if it's one that ends up being

believed by the very sector it belittles. It's always somebody else.  The

press guy also told me that "other" British pressure groups don't use the

word

"handicapped" because they think its etymology of "hand in cap" conveys

ideas

of begging. Riiight.


d.



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