spaz and Tiger Woods

[Wilson Gray]

Among the British comments upon the comment:

"To me[sic] thinking "spaz" feels wrong - _let along_ saying it in public
during an interview."

-Wilson

On 4/13/06, Baker, John <JMB at stradley.com> wrote:
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>         There's an article on the BBC's website,
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4902432.stm, discussing the
> word.  There's also a list of the ten worst disability-related words,
> according to a BBC survey:
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> 1. Retard
> 2. Spastic
> 3. Window-licker
> 4. Mong
> 5. Special
> 6. Brave
> 7. Cripple
> 8. Psycho
> 9. Handicapped
> 10. Wheelchair-bound
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>         "Spaz" isn't separately mentioned; I guess it was included with
> "spastic."  "Window-licker" is new to me.  I'm a bit surprised at the
> antipathy toward "brave" (though maybe I shouldn't be on that one) and
> "wheelchair-bound," which I would have supposed to be a neutral term to
> describe someone who requires a wheelchair to get from place to place.
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> John Baker
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