Qualifying what I have just posted for those who find it difficult
In bullet points
Sometimes we get more concerned at words and the way they are used and let that get in the way of understanding what the words are trying to say.
This can allow us to be categorised and dismissed, because the words have become "pathological"
Words and how we use them are nonetheless important as it allows us to negotiate a shared meaning, if we do not watch how others talk about us we can end up being objectified and dismissed and the social model for all the debate over the precise form of words remains something to be kept in the toolbox
Logonapolitanisation:
Well as Sue Napolitano herself said:
"DO YOU WANT TO PAT ME ON THE HEAD?
Do you want to pat me on the head
Do you want to wipe my bum
Do you want me to smile and be oh so polite
Do you want me to squirm on my tum
Do you want to tell me how to behave
What's rude and not quite nice
Do you want me to need you ever so much
So you'll feel big as you walk away?
Well I`m not and I won`t and it`s just tough shit
I`m me and that`s how I am
You`re making a living off my back
And its time for you to scram.
You exercise your power
To keep us in our place
But time and history`s on our side
We're part of the human race and
We'll spit in oppression's face."
Larry
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