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To be clear, I don't think the nomenclature is the sole driver of social stigma, just a contributor.

As an analogy, I doubt anybody thinks the social stigma around trisomy-21 is solely attributable to previous politically incorrect terminology but continued use of those former terms doesn't help alleviate that stigma.



I am amazed how civil and illuminating this particular discussion thread is. Thank you all!




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