For me, the difference between "disabled person" and person with a disability is actually pretty negligible, at least compared to describing me as "suffering with CP"
In editing medical articles, we always say "patient with [whatever]" instead of "[whatever] patient." Although we used to be able to say "obese patient" until it got declared an illness, so now it has to be "patient with obesity." ("Junk in the trunk" is also not acceptable.)
And we are NEVER allowed to use "suffering" or "victim" even in editorials, even when discussing victims of crime...excuse me, individuals who experienced crime.
Although we used to be able to say "obese patient" until it got declared an illness, so now it has to be "patient with obesity."
When did it get declared an illness? I was unaware of that. It's a good thing, maybe doctors will start taking us seriously instead of blaming all of fat patients' problems on them being fat. Can I make jokes about calling in fat? Sorry, can't work today, I'm obese. No, I'll probably be obese tomorrow too. Maybe Friday.
Although we used to be able to say "obese patient" until it got declared an illness, so now it has to be "patient with obesity."
When did it get declared an illness?
In 2013. ("I can't come in to work; I caught a case of the fat!")
My relapsing and remitting fat should be remitting aaaaaany minute now.
I have treatment-resistant chub.
Laura, that is really sad. I'm so sorry.
Nothing to add to disability language discussion, but as always am I terested and happy to learn more. And you people are cracking me the fuck up, so thanks for that. I worked almost 50 hours in four days (including 3 hr daily commute) and I am fucking wiped.
I am awake. I should be asleep. I am not tired. I was tired around 10 pm. I just need to turn off the lights and lay down and stop watching stupid videos and stuff.
Is this when they started saying that the patient has overweight? Because that drives me crazy!
the patient has overweight
Oh, I've never heard that. That would make me side-eye a doctor hard.
the patient has overweight
We don't phrase it that way in our articles. We still use "overweight" as an adjective, although we usually talk about it in terms of BMI (despite that being bullshit on the individual level).
