Trip and I were discussing the Palin controversy last night, and the different opinions people -- particularly women -- have regarding a mother of 5 holding such a high powered and demanding position (not to mention the whole 17-year-old daughter being pregnant thing). We both learned something interesting from our conversation: Trip learned that her youngest child has Down syndrome; and I learned the term PFL, people-first language.
When I first told Trip about Palin's infant boy, I said, "she has a Down syndrome baby". Trip quickly corrected me, saying that with people-first language you should emphasize that they are a person first. The disability comes second. So I should have said, "she has a baby with Down syndrome". Wikipedia has a page dedicated to the topic (of course they do), with a very helpful table of examples.
Interesting tidbit I thought I'd pass along...
One more thing... I am not a fan of Palin, especially since she doesn't believe global warming is caused by humans, nor does she think polar bears should be listed as endangered (I can't even get my head around that one). But I do think she is entitled to a personal life, and conducting it as she chooses. I wouldn't make the same choices as her, but it's her life, let her live it.
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she also doesn't believe in ending a pregnancy caused by incest or rape. Maybe she thinks women are only being raped by their polar bear fathers. This would explain her position on both.
Oh my gosh. You're killing me. BTW did you see The Daily Show last night? This clip is FANTASTIC.
Thanks. I learned something new! BTW, Palin's speech was uncompelling -- all claims and no facts.
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