"Damsel" > wrote in message
>
> There are many long-standing terms in the dictionary. Doesn't make them
> right. There are a lot of disabling conditions, not all of them visible,
> and not all of them crippling, in the usual sense of the word.

That is the beauty of using proper terms. Cripples have a disibility, but
not all handicapped people are crippled. Bt if your legs don't work, what
is wrong with being called a crippled person when you really are?



>
> My last job was as a Human Resource Officer for a state agency.
> Rehabilitation Services. I've been trained to be politically correct
> (a person isn't in a wheelchair - they are a person who uses a
> wheelchair),
> and political correctness is generally a way to offer dignity to someone.
>

Maybe in some people's opinion. Dignity does not come from a label. It
comes from respect.



> Nah, I'd just say you're Ed. Hair, or lack of it, is only relevant when
> filing a police report. Same with race, hair color, weight, etc. People
> are people. Some are good, some are bad, and some are a little of each.
> I'm more inclined to identify someone according to their personality
> traits
> and attitudes than what's on the outside.

Exactly. Putting a pretty sounding label does not benefit anyone. The
whole PC thing is a farce if you still demean a person in your mind or
behind their back.

As for being bald, give the choice I'll take it over hair any day. Lot
less care needed and scalp does not get mess up when you wear a hat. Watch
for sunburn though.