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<blockquote data-quote="mattrix" data-source="post: 2376911" data-attributes="member: 512253"><p>OK, it appears I am just thin skinned for preferring,</p><p></p><p>'Bill has diabetes' rather than</p><p>'Bill is a diabetic' (BTW one keystroke more)</p><p></p><p>Just as I would find it objectionable to say,</p><p></p><p>'Jane is a cancer' or</p><p>'Jane is cancerous' rather than</p><p>'Jane has cancer'.</p><p></p><p>I particularly dislike it when it is compounded with something else,</p><p></p><p>'Matt is a diabetic with dislipidemia'.</p><p>Which changes the emphasis of my relationship with diabetes. Diabetes becomes a property of me, instead of a condition I have. Just the same as,</p><p></p><p>'Rover is a dog with dislipidemia'. Dog and Rover are intrinsically linked and dislipidemia is his condition.</p><p></p><p>I also feel objectified in the same way as,</p><p></p><p>'Bill is a politician, Jane is a woman politician'. Which implies Jane is not a 'real' politician.</p><p></p><p>People have pointed out that they choose to identify with many groups.</p><p>I wonder if Antje77 would be just as happy if his records said 'diabetic sailor' or if</p><p>Zand was 'diabetic grandmother', or was introduced to someone as 'This is diabetic grandmother Zand'</p><p></p><p>Maybe it wouldn't bother them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mattrix, post: 2376911, member: 512253"] OK, it appears I am just thin skinned for preferring, 'Bill has diabetes' rather than 'Bill is a diabetic' (BTW one keystroke more) Just as I would find it objectionable to say, 'Jane is a cancer' or 'Jane is cancerous' rather than 'Jane has cancer'. I particularly dislike it when it is compounded with something else, 'Matt is a diabetic with dislipidemia'. Which changes the emphasis of my relationship with diabetes. Diabetes becomes a property of me, instead of a condition I have. Just the same as, 'Rover is a dog with dislipidemia'. Dog and Rover are intrinsically linked and dislipidemia is his condition. I also feel objectified in the same way as, 'Bill is a politician, Jane is a woman politician'. Which implies Jane is not a 'real' politician. People have pointed out that they choose to identify with many groups. I wonder if Antje77 would be just as happy if his records said 'diabetic sailor' or if Zand was 'diabetic grandmother', or was introduced to someone as 'This is diabetic grandmother Zand' Maybe it wouldn't bother them. [/QUOTE]
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