Self-Defined
-A modern dictionary about us.
We define our words, but they don't define us.
Self-Defined
+ A modern dictionary about us. We define our words, but they don't define us.+ Self-Defined seeks to provide more inclusive, holistic, and fluid definitions to reflect the the diverse perspectives of the modern world.
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A-E
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- Ablelism +
- American +
- African +
- Asian +
- Black +
- Indigenous +
- Ambulatory Wheelchair +
- Ancestors +
- Anti-blackness +
- Anxiety disorders +
- aromantic +
- Asian +
- East +
- South +
- Southeast +
- asexual +
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) +
- assigned at birth +
- Attraction +
- Aesthetic +
- Platonic +
- Sexual +
- Autism spectrum +
- Bias +
- bierasure +
- bipolar +
- Bisexual +
- Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) +
- Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) +
- Black +
- men (BM) +
- people (BP) +
- women (BW) +
- Brown +
- Bropropriating +
- Burka +
- Child of a Deaf Adult (CODA) +
- cisgender +
- Climate change +
- Colonial narrative +
- Colonialism +
- colorism +
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) +
- cultural appropriation +
- crazy +
- Demi +
- -boy +
- -girl +
- -romantic +
- -sexual +
- deaf and Deaf +
- Disability +
- disabled +
- discordant couples +
- Discrimination +
- Dominant culture +
- Dominant culture habits +
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) +
- Egalitarian +
- Empathy +
- enby +
- English as a Second Language (ESL) +
- Entitlement +
- Equality +
- Equity +
- Ethnicity +
F-L
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- Fem +
- Femme +
- Gaslighting +
- Gender +
- Cis +
- -Fluid +
- Non-conforming +
- Trans +
- Queer +
- Gender confirmation surgery (GCS) +
- Genocide +
- Governmentality +
- gray ace +
- Gray asexuality +
- Hard of Hearing (HOH) +
- hegemonic +
- Hermaphrodite +
- pseudo, male and female +
- High-Functioning +
- Hijab +
- Hispanic +
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) +
- Homophobia +
- hormone Replacement therapy (HRT) +
- Illness +
- Chronic +
- Immigrant +
- Impact +
- Implicit bias +
- Indigenous +
- Inherent +
- Intent +
- internalized oppression +
- Intersectionality +
- intersex +
- invisible disabilities +
- Jihad +
- Latinx +
Self-Defined
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+ A modern dictionary about us. We define our words, but they don't define us.
Self-Defined seeks to provide more inclusive, holistic, and fluid definitions to reflect the modern world.
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- Submit words and definitions through pull requests. +
- Sponsor this work through GitHub Sponsors. +
- Volunteer writing, design, dev help by DMing me @tatianatmac on Twitter. +
A-E
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- Ableism +
- Ablelism
- American
- African
- Asian @@ -46,13 +186,10 @@
- Indigenous
- Ambulatory Wheelchair
- Ancestors -
- Anti- -
- blackness -
- queerness -
- trans +
- Anti-blackness
- Anxiety disorders
- aromantic -
- Asian +
- Asian
- East
- South
- Southeast @@ -63,11 +200,10 @@
- Aesthetic
- Platonic
- Sexual -
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism spectrum
- Bias -
- Bierasure -
- Bipolar
medical appropriation
+ - bierasure +
- bipolar
- Bisexual
- Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME)
- Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) @@ -86,8 +222,7 @@
- colorism
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- cultural appropriation -
- crazyableist slur -
- Crippled ableist slur +
- crazy
- Demi
- -boy
- -girl @@ -95,8 +230,8 @@
- -sexual
- deaf and Deaf
- Disability -
- Disabled -
- Discordant couples +
- disabled +
- discordant couples
- Discrimination
- Dominant culture
- Dominant culture habits @@ -117,15 +252,14 @@
- Fem
- Femme -
- Gaslighting +
- Gaslighting
- Gender -
- Cis- +
- Cis
- -Fluid
- Non-conforming
- Trans -
- -Queer +
- Queer
- Gender confirmation surgery (GCS) -
- Gender pronouns
- Genocide
- Governmentality
- gray ace @@ -139,8 +273,7 @@
- Hispanic
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Homophobia -
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) -
- Idiot ableist slur +
- hormone Replacement therapy (HRT)
- Illness
- Chronic
- Immigrant @@ -154,48 +287,39 @@
- intersex
- invisible disabilities
- Jihad -
- Lame ableist slur
- Latinx -
- Lunatic ableist slur
M-S
-
-
- Maniac ableist slur
- Marginalized
- Matriarchy
- Medication sensitive -
- Midget ableist slur -
- Militarisation +
- Militarization
- Minorities
- Minoritised
- Misogynoir -
- Moron ableist slur
- Neurodivergent -
- Neurodiverse
- Neurotypical -
- N-word racist slur
- non binary -
- -normative -
- Cis- -
- Hetero- -
- nuts ableist slur -
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
medical appropriation
+ - -Normative +
- cis +
- hetero +
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Oppression -
- Internalised +
- Internalized
- Other specified feeding or eating disorders (OSFED)
- Panic attacks
- Pansexual
- -passing -
- cis-
- female-
- male-
- white-
- Parachuting
- Patriarchy -
- Performative allyship +
- Performative allyship
- People of Color (PoC)
- People with disabilities
- -phile @@ -205,7 +329,7 @@
- Queer
- Polyamory
- Positivism -
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) +
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- power
- Poz
- Prejudice @@ -218,8 +342,6 @@
- Cis
- Monosexual
- White -
- Psych ableist slur -
- Psychopath ableist slur
- Race
- Racial
- Contract @@ -228,8 +350,7 @@
- Raciology
- Racism
- Racist -
- R-tard ableist slur -
- Savageracist slur +
- Savage
- Savior
- White
- Semitic @@ -245,8 +366,7 @@
- cis
- man
- white -
- Spirit animal
cultural appropriation
- - Stupid ableist slur +
- Spirit animal
- Systematic
- Systemic
T-Z
-
-
- -tard ableist slur
- Top-down approach
- Totemic animal
- Tawhid -
- Tranny anti-trans slur +
- Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF)
- Trans -
- femme
- gender
- man
- masculine
- phobia
- woman -
- Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminist (TERF)
- Tribe
- Triggers
- Two-spirited @@ -319,7 +436,7 @@
Impact
-By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
+By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using it perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
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- Avoid + avoid
English as second language (ESL) @@ -353,7 +469,7 @@
- the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken + the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken
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- English as learning-language (ELL), or non-native, or omit (because do you really know, for sure?) - -
-- Further Reading -
- -- Tool of Oppression -
-- gaslighting - - noun - -
-- psychological manipulation tactic used to abuse by instilling doubt in the victim's own thoughts, observations, feelings by denying, misdirecting, and lying to them; originated from the Gaslight play (1933) and film (1944), where a man changes the lights in the house, while denying her observations of the changes. -
-- Impact -
-Gaslighting reinfoces systems of power, as gaslighting abusers will tend to be in systematically dominant positions where they are intrinsically believed over their victim (e.g., white person over person of colour, man over woman, abled person over disabled person, parent over child, manager over worker, etc). Gaslighting is an abusive and oppressive behaviour and tactic.
The abuser can become in control of the victim, who now no longer trusts their own perception. The victim can become codependent upon their abuser, and internalise .
- Further Reading -
-- - 11 warnings signs of gaslighting; - Gaslighting examples. + English as learning-language (ELL), or non-native, or omit (because do you really know, for sure?)
+ Further Reading +
+-
+
- White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo; +
- White Fragility tag, The Root. +
+ avoid +
+ ++ women and people of colour + + noun + +
+ ++ often used as a phrase to encompass "non-white, non-men," seeking to provide solidarity for these two groups +
++ Issues +
+What happens to women of colour? Women of colour are conceptually split between their identies as both women and as people of colour.
++ Impact +
+The term can elicit feelings of erasure for women of colour. It also neglects non-binary individuals.
++ Usage Tips +
++ + Before determining which term to use, consider the purpose of identifying this aggregate group of people. If you mean "women" and are including "non-binary people" without taking actions to truly include them, then you should reconsider your usage.
++ Alt Words +
++ + minoritised genders; people of minoritised genders; people of colour and white women; people of colour, white non-binary people, and white women; or omit
+avoid @@ -437,15 +570,13 @@
Issues
- Minorities is not always accurate and is vague. As it deals with numbers, the term minorities can often be inaccurate, as is the case when speaking of communities of colour, who often outnumber white communities.
- By referring to a group as 'minorities,' it can suggest the group hasn't taken initiative to show up, thereby blaming the oppressed for systemic issues that prevent their participation.
-
Minorities is not always accurate. As it deals with numbers, often the insinuation of racial minorities is inaccurate, as communities of colour often outnumber white communities.
Impact
-By repeatedly referring to groups as "minorities," they are being infantised to their numerical representation and made to feel minor. The vagueness also abstracts the identify of the marginalised group, making it difficult to address why they are minoritised to begin with.
+By repeatedly referring to groups as "minorities," they are being infantised and made to feel minor.
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- Further Reading + Alt Words
- Minority vs minoritze + minorities, or omit
- avoid—Medical Appropriation + avoid—Ableist slur
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) @@ -513,15 +645,13 @@
Issues
-OCD is commonly misused to highlight personality quirks or fussiness, usually involving a preference for order or cleanliness. Use of 'OCD' as a noun or adjective in this manner diminishes the actual condition, resulting in reductive and over-normalised perception of a someone with these specific mental or psychiatric disabilities.
+OCD is commonly misued to highlight personality quirks or fussiness, usually involving a preference for order or cleanliness. Use of 'OCD' as a noun or adgective in this manner diminishes the actual condition, resulting in reductive and over-normalised perception of a someone with these specific mental or psychiatric disabilities.
Impact
-- By conflating arbitrary quirks or behaviours with OCD, we are invalidating OCD as a medical condition and the people who experience it. - Generally by using medically appropriative language, we are invalidating the existences of people with OCD, minimising their experiences, perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
+By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using it perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
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- conscientious, exact, fastidious, fussy, meticulous, nitpicky, particular, precise, quirky, thorough + conscientious, exact, fastidious, fussy, meticulous, particular, precise, thorough
- White Supremacy Tool -
- -- performative allyship - - noun - -
- -- when an individual or group of power/majority/privilege (e.g., white, male, abled, unqueer, etc) loudly profess(es) their actions in the name of 'allyship,' while actively conducting harm to, taking focus away from, and generally being unhelpful towards the group they claim to support, often to receive praise and attention, without taking critical action to dismantle the systems of harm. -
- -- Impact -
-Performative allyship detracts from the stories of the oppressed and the impact that oppression has on them in favour of the stories of the oppressors and their intent to help. The cost of performative allyship can also be that the stories of the oppressed people are appropriated, watered down, and inaccurately retold by people who should not be telling those stories.
-White Supremacy Tool