Comments on: New Zealand Media Continues To Use Inappropriate Disability Language

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:41:52 +0000

Steve, Simon, I linked to why it is not appropriate language in the text. Thank you for pointing out it was not visible enough. I've ammended the text.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:36:02 +0000

So, could you please explain WHY exactly "Wheelchair-bound" is not appropriate? Is this another example of rampant PC'ism or is there a real, justifiable, even quantifiable, reason this term is unsuitable?

Having spent my entire life as a "Wheelchair User", I fail to see anything unpleasant, derogatory or inappropriate in this term at all, and suspect this is just another misguided example of the type of language-guidance so eloquently presented by George Orwell in his seminal masterpiece "1984".

This strikes me as double-plus-ungood.

By: Responder

Responder — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:34:48 +0000

Congratulations, you win the award for useless-political correctness.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:33:04 +0000

A common acquaintance tweeted this for you and I found it. I'm not a reporter but from the media realm.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference? You haven't explained here why it's wrong to say wheelchair bound - is it found insulting in some way? Would be useful in educating folks.