[Dixielandjazz] Americans in the UK Burke, Muscutt, Barnharts

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

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From: "Judy Eames" <jude at judyeames.co.uk>
To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 2:29 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Americans in the UK Burke, Muscutt, Barnharts


> Meanwhile here in the UK where a language not unlike American is spoken, 
> the "H" word is never used, it became politically incorrect years ago and 
> we have to say "disabled", there was even a lobby for "differently abled" 
> but that didn't catch on :-)

I worked with Blind kids for many years and the language describing the 
handicapped over the years keeps changing.

As the politically correct name becomes negative the language changes.  At 
one time Idiot and Moron along with some others denoted different levels of 
retardation but they became derogatory so the language changed and a new PC 
term was devised. Idiot became Retarded which became mentally handicapped 
which became mentally challenged etc.  This won't stop.  The words we use 
today to describe different handicapping conditions will in their turn 
become Politically incorrect and a new term will be devised.

I think this is human nature and that is very slow to change but it is 
changing or else the language wouldn't be changing.  I think people are 
trying to be considerate in a lot of ways.  We just aren't perfect and 
haven't hit on the right combination yet..
Larry
St. Louis