From b58890cca0ae72702ad09fc81d63e665b5fad672 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian <853712+sebmck@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 30 May 2020 14:28:41 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E2=9C=8F=EF=B8=8F=20Add=20"social=20and=20care?= =?UTF-8?q?er=20suicide"=20note=20to=20suicide=20definition=20(#173)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit * Add "social and career suicide" note to suicide definition * Suggest rephrasing "social suicide" instead of offering a 1:1 alternative * Update 11ty/definitions/suicide.md Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac Co-authored-by: Tatiana Mac --- 11ty/definitions/suicide.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/suicide.md b/11ty/definitions/suicide.md index d12dc01f..0abf5a2f 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/suicide.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/suicide.md @@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Commonly referred to in conversation and journalism as "committed suicide", "too Can also be used in combination with a related measure of "success" which promotes suicide as a desirable result. +Suicide is sometimes used colloquially to mean something will severely negatively impact you (e.g., "social suicide" and "career suicide"). Replace "career suicide" with "career-ending," which conveys the same intent. Replace "social suicide" with a complete rephrase where you avoid placing blame on the individual: "Doing this will negatively impact your social life." + ## Impact Unless used with sensitivity and care, discussion of suicide can reinforce negative stereotypes and stigma around mental illness. Sensationalist reporting of suicide also risks inadvertently promoting suicide.