diff --git a/11ty/definitions/crazy.md b/11ty/definitions/crazy.md index f1ccec4c..f9e12219 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/crazy.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/crazy.md @@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who exper ## Usage Tip -Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by simply reflecting on what emotion we're really feeling. +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. diff --git a/11ty/definitions/dumb.md b/11ty/definitions/dumb.md index 78ef737f..9b0305cb 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/dumb.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/dumb.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: dumb slug: dumb flag: - text: 'Ableist Slur' + text: 'ableist language' level: avoid defined: true speech: adjective @@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who exper ## Usage Tip -Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by simply reflecting on what emotion we're really feeling. +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. diff --git a/11ty/definitions/insane.md b/11ty/definitions/insane.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f7b040bb --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/insane.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +title: Insane +slug: insane +defined: false +flag: + level: avoid + text: ableist language +--- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/minorities.md b/11ty/definitions/minorities.md index e0b4d14b..c8227241 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/minorities.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/minorities.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ By referring to a group as 'minorities,' it can suggest the group hasn't taken i 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. -## See also +## Read also - [minoritised](/definitions/minoritised) - [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/minoritised.md b/11ty/definitions/minoritised.md index b324edd4..9b99a40c 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/minoritised.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/minoritised.md @@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ Minoritised places the emphasis on the power struggle, and on the systemic issue It removes the pejorative nature of "minorities", illuminating that this is an effect upon the individual or group, rather than the singular way to identify the group. -## See Also +<<<<<<< HEAD +## Read also - [minorities](/definitions/minorities) - [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority) -- [underrepresented majority](/definitions/underrepresented-minority) \ No newline at end of file +- [underrepresented majority](/definitions/underrepresented-minority) +======= +>>>>>>> ➕ Add misia, update fatphobia diff --git a/11ty/definitions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.md b/11ty/definitions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.md index ab7a34af..d7351a33 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.md @@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ By conflating arbitrary quirks or behaviours with OCD, we are invalidating OCD a ## Usage Tip -Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by simply reflecting on what emotion we're really feeling. In this case, be particularly aware if the behaviour is actually unwanted or uncontrollable. +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. In this case, be particularly aware if the behaviour is actually unwanted or uncontrollable. diff --git a/11ty/definitions/overrepresented-majority.md b/11ty/definitions/overrepresented-majority.md index 182d2e29..c82a2a80 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/overrepresented-majority.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/overrepresented-majority.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ It also allows prevents the false dichotomy where everyone is either "default/un The term overrepresented majority allows us to discuss the holistic systems and all of the players involved. -## See also +## Read also - [minorities](/definitions/minorities) - [minoritised](/definitions/minoritised) diff --git a/11ty/definitions/pronouns.md b/11ty/definitions/pronouns.md index e999a63c..743b3fe6 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/pronouns.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/pronouns.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ By respecting others' pronouns, asking them for consent, and sharing our own pro It is particularly important for people whose gender presentation and identity aligns with their pronouns to take this step, as they have the most power to influence society. -## See Also + +## Read Also [gender pronouns](/definitions/gender-pronouns) [preferred pronouns](/definitions/preferred-pronouns) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/sane.md b/11ty/definitions/sane.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1a41ce4d --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/sane.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +--- +title: sane +slug: sanity-check +flag: + text: 'Medical appropriation' + level: avoid +defined: true +speech: noun +alt_words: + - logical + - mindful + - reasonable + - sound + - thoughtful + - well-conceived + - well-constructed + - well-tested +reading: + - text: Stack Exchange + href: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/282282/near-universally-applicable-alternative-to-sanity-check +--- + +of sound mind, mentally healthy + +## Issues + +While "[insane](/definitions/insane)" might seem more obvious to people as an ableist word to use, the subtle connotation that sanity is good implicitly suggests that _insanity_, its opposite, is bad. + +Connoting sanity (which is an assessment of a person's neurological status—a medical condition that largely can't be changed) with being well-thought out, reasonable, sensible (or mindful of an event or series of events) reinforces the ableist idea that sanity (being neurotypical or mentally well and abled) is good, and its opposite of insanity (being neurodivergent or mentally ill and disabled), is bad. + +## Impact + +Using "sane" reinforces the system that excludes mentally ill and disabled people, reinforcing negative biases against them. Using this language causes harm to mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled people. + +By using this 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. + +## Usage Tip + +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what criteria we hope our test can meet and what kind of feedback we're hoping to gain. + +## Read also + +- [sanity check](/definitions/sanity-check) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/sanity-check.md b/11ty/definitions/sanity-check.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6019729 --- /dev/null +++ b/11ty/definitions/sanity-check.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +title: sanity check +slug: sanity-check +flag: + text: 'Ableist language' + level: avoid +defined: true +speech: noun +alt_words: + - basic function test + - coherence check + - confidence check + - consistency check + - initial check + - quick check + - sense check + - smoke test + - soundness check + - spot check +reading: + - text: Stack Exchange + href: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/282282/near-universally-applicable-alternative-to-sanity-check +--- + + a basic test to quickly evaluate whether a claim or the result of a calculation can possibly be true; when expressed literally, examines if the author of a test was sane when they wrote it; commonly used in software engineering to assess whether something is reasonable and sound or meets its goals/acceptance criteria. + +## Issues + +Connoting sanity (which is an assessment of a person's neurological status—a medical condition that largely can't be changed) with the thoroughness of a piece of software (which is an object we create by decisions, which can be changed) reinforces the ableist idea that sanity (being neurotypical or mentally well) is good and its opposite of insanity (being neurodivergent or mentally ill) is bad. + +## Impact + +Using "sanity check" in our engineering processes reinforces a system that excludes mentally ill and disabled people, reinforcing negative biases against them and making unsafe places for them to work and to be. Using this language causes harm to our mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled colleagues. + +Using "sane" reinforces the system that excludes mentally ill and disabled people, reinforcing negative biases against them. Using this language causes harm to mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled people. + +By using this 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. + +## Usage Tip + +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what criteria we hope our test can meet and what kind of feedback we're hoping to gain. + +## Read Also + +- [sane](/definitions/sane) \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/spaz.md b/11ty/definitions/spaz.md index d8a10424..d43bb7ff 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/spaz.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/spaz.md @@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who exper ## Usage Tip -Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by simply reflecting on what emotion we're really feeling. +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. diff --git a/11ty/definitions/tone-deaf.md b/11ty/definitions/tone-deaf.md index 90d9c7d3..15f4ec21 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/tone-deaf.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/tone-deaf.md @@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who exper ## Usage Tip -Be mindful if you're referring to the medical condition or using it as a literary metaphor. If the latter, substitute by being more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by simply reflecting on what emotion we're really feeling. \ No newline at end of file +Be mindful if you're referring to the medical condition or using it as a literary metaphor. If the latter, substitute by being more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/totemic-animal.md b/11ty/definitions/totemic-animal.md index ff9166b5..93f9cf11 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/totemic-animal.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/totemic-animal.md @@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ title: Totemic animal slug: totemic-animal defined: false +flag: + level: avoid + text: cultural appropriation --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/tribe.md b/11ty/definitions/tribe.md index 88888d58..78accb51 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/tribe.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/tribe.md @@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ title: Tribe slug: tribe defined: false flag: - text: 'cultural appropriation' - level: avoid ---- \ No newline at end of file + level: avoid + text: cultural appropriation diff --git a/11ty/definitions/triggers.md b/11ty/definitions/triggers.md index 9986eeeb..0c870d46 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/triggers.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/triggers.md @@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ title: Triggers slug: triggers defined: false +flag: + level: avoid + text: medical appropriation --- \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11ty/definitions/underrepresented-minority.md b/11ty/definitions/underrepresented-minority.md index c7505949..ff4573f0 100644 --- a/11ty/definitions/underrepresented-minority.md +++ b/11ty/definitions/underrepresented-minority.md @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Additionally, it's important to examine the context of the usage: - Is URM accurate? - If no, can you be more specific than URM? -## See also +## Read also - [minorities](/definitions/minorities) - [minoritised](/definitions/minoritised) diff --git a/11ty/documentation/examples/flagged-word.md b/11ty/documentation/examples/flagged-word.md index 17955740..1d8db498 100644 --- a/11ty/documentation/examples/flagged-word.md +++ b/11ty/documentation/examples/flagged-word.md @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who exper ## Usage Tip -Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by simply reflecting on what emotion we're really feeling. +Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. ``` ## Tool