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  2. List of age-related terms with negative connotations - Wikipedia

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    Burden: A term (also ableist) of contempt or disdain used to describe old and infirm or disabled people who either don't contribute to society or who contribute in a limited way; this lack of contribution may be imposed or facilitated by social stigma and other factors.

  3. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Inclusive language: words to use when writing about disability - Office for Disability Issues and Department for Work and Pensions (UK) List of terms to avoid when writing about disability – National Center on Disability and Journalism; Nović, Sara (30 March 2021). "The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use". BBC Worklife

  4. Social stigma - Wikipedia

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    Stigma (plural stigmas or stigmata) is a Greek word that in its origins referred to a type of marking or the tattoo that was cut or burned into the skin of people with criminal records, slaves, or those seen as traitors in order to visibly identify them as supposedly blemished or morally polluted persons. These individuals were to be avoided ...

  5. Sanism - Wikipedia

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    [weasel words] Firstly, oppressions occur on the basis of perceived or actual differences (which may be related to broad group stereotypes such as racism, sexism, classism, ageism, homophobia etc.). This can have negative physical, social, economic and psychological effects on individuals, including emotional distress and what might be ...

  6. Attributional ambiguity - Wikipedia

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    Attributional ambiguity is a psychological attribution concept describing the difficulty that members of stigmatized or negatively stereotyped groups may have in interpreting feedback. According to this concept, a person who perceives themselves as stigmatized can attribute negative feedback to prejudice. [ 1 ]

  7. Bias against left-handed people - Wikipedia

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    In Norwegian, the word keivhendt can be used as a way of saying 'left-handed', but the word literally translated means 'wrong-handed'. In Hungarian, the word for right is jobb, which also means 'better'. The word for left is bal, which also means 'bad'. In Estonian, the word pahem means both 'left' and 'worse' and parem means both 'right' and ...

  8. Ableism - Wikipedia

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    The disability of the villain is meant to separate them from the average viewer and dehumanize the antagonist. As a result, stigma forms surrounding the disability and the individuals that live with it. There are many instances in literature where the antagonist is depicted as having a disability or mental illness.

  9. Untouchability - Wikipedia

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    Social stigma; Speciesism; Stereotype. threat; The talk; Zionism; Untouchability is a form of social institution that legitimises and enforces practices that are ...