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Letter to the Nation
Jan. 30th, 2018 08:59 pmTo whom it might concern--
I am angry about the use of the m-word in Eric Alterman's column from Jan. 29th. It is a common ableist insult. It was a classification in forced sterilization campaigns, and I believe Carrie Buck was initially classified as one. I think the use of the m-word, and other ableist insults, adds insult to the inaccessibility, discrimination, reckless endangerment, and often resulting injury we may face for varying disabilities.
Is it so much to suggest that if you are not a target of a slur, it is not appropriate to use that slur?
Marja Erwin
I am angry about the use of the m-word in Eric Alterman's column from Jan. 29th. It is a common ableist insult. It was a classification in forced sterilization campaigns, and I believe Carrie Buck was initially classified as one. I think the use of the m-word, and other ableist insults, adds insult to the inaccessibility, discrimination, reckless endangerment, and often resulting injury we may face for varying disabilities.
Is it so much to suggest that if you are not a target of a slur, it is not appropriate to use that slur?
Marja Erwin
