Hmm. This year's employee training on harassment actually mentions microaggressions. That's a good thing.

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...actually a really good section dedicated to talking about microaggressions

including saying things to the effect of "this is something everyone does, even marginalized people, but that doesn't make it a thing that you shouldn't try not to do"

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it even goes out of its way to say that you should avoid using words like "crazy"

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it also emphasizes person-first language which is fine for most things??? but not for autistic people like us so that feels a little lacking

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@Felthry ...I don't know if we've actually heard of marginalized communities that support person-first language for themselves in the present day - a lot of times they seem to be saying the same things that many of us autistic people say: that it feels like it stigmatizes a part of their identity.

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@packbat There are a few cases we've seen, particularly of things that are acquired later in life like permanent injuries ("person in a wheelchair" instead of "wheelchair-bound person")

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@Felthry *nods*

Good to know!

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@packbat also especially temporary things, like a broken bone or something (then again how would you even say that in a way that isn't person-first)

at a guess, this might be because most people have large aspects of their identity already 'set in stone' by the time some types of disability start to impact them? but that's just a guess

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