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Old Wed, Jul-26-17, 14:05
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Language isn't static. Meanings change over time, depending on the contexts they are used in and the nature of the people using them. Language used to identify stigmatized groups may start out being non-judgmental in intent but become judgmental over time. Words that are used by one group of people may change in meaning when they are used by another. The term "morbid obesity" may not have been intended to be non-judgmental but may be either employed by some people in a judgmental fashion depending on how they judge the people to whom the term is applied or they may sound judgmental to the people who are referred to in this way. Words matter. Word meanings are not static. Intentions matters too and intentions can be varied. It can become complicated. What was intended can be different than what was received.

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