We would recommend adding a content warning when speaking about this term. Please read the guidance on how and when to warn people before using this term in any context.
7 |
8 | {%- elseif
9 | flag and
10 | flag.text and
11 | (flag.level == 'warning') -%}
12 |
13 |
We would recommend adding a content warning when speaking about this term. Please read the guidance on how and when to warn people before using this term in any context.
14 |
15 | {% endif %}
16 |
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1 | {% extends 'layouts/base.njk' %}
2 | {% set titleWithPath = 'Home « ' %}
3 |
4 | {% block content %}
5 |
6 | {{ content | safe }}
7 | {% include 'components/table-of-content.njk' %}
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 | {% endblock %}
12 |
13 |
14 | {% block pageScript%}
15 |
31 | {% endblock %}
32 |
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/11ty/definitions/hispanic.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Hispanic
3 | slug: hispanic
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: umbrella term for people of Spanish, or Spanish-speaking ancestry; considered a pan-ethnic term
6 | reading:
7 | - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated"
8 | href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/
9 | ---
10 |
11 | Serves as an umbrella term for people of Spanish, or Spanish-speaking ancestry. Hispanic is considered a pan-ethnic term, and does not provide context for someone's race or country of origin.
12 |
13 | #### Note
14 |
15 | People who self-identify as Hispanic may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Latino/Latina](/definitions/latino), or [Latinx](/definitions/latinx), but don't assume that they do. When in doubt, ask for individual preferences.
16 |
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/11ty/definitions/neopronouns.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: neopronouns
3 | slug: neopronouns
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: a set of words that go alongside traditional third-person pronouns (he/she/singular they) such as ze/zir, ze/hir, xe/xem, and plural they.
6 | speech: noun
7 | reading:
8 | - text: "LGBTA Wiki: Neopronouns"
9 | link: https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Neopronouns
10 | ---
11 |
12 | a set of words that go alongside traditional third-person pronouns (he/she/singular they) such as ze/zir, ze/hir, xe/xem, and plural they.
13 |
14 | ## Note
15 |
16 | Some people find using neopronouns helpful to disrupting the gender binary, as traditional pronouns he and she usually carry connotations of male/masculine and female/feminine and they can carry connotations of being non-binary. Neopronouns are not recognised "officially" in the English language and tend to be less known as a result of their newness and lack of institutional support.
17 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: egonomics
3 | slug: egonomics
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: the investment in time, effort, and money done by people to manage personal and professional online reputations.
6 | speech: noun
7 | reading:
8 | - text: Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management
9 | href: https://ideas.repec.org/a/aea/aecrev/v68y1978i2p290-94.html
10 | ---
11 |
12 | the investment in time, effort, and money done by people to manage personal and professional online reputations.
13 |
14 | ## Origins
15 |
16 | Egonomics is first proposed by Thomas Schelling in his paper "Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management."
17 |
18 | "Schelling suggested that individuals suffer from a sort of split-personality disorder whereby the present self wants a specific thing (e.g., eating a cookie) but the future or past self wants a different thing (e.g., losing weight). Both selves exist, but do not exist at the same time."[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egonomics).
19 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: East Asian
3 | slug: east-asian
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: umbrella term for people of East Asian descent; countries include China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
6 | speech: noun
7 | skip_in_table_of_content: true
8 | ---
9 | umbrella term for people of East Asian descent. East Asian countries include China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
10 |
11 | ## Considerations
12 |
13 | As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone if they are Japanese, for example, that's better as it's more specific.
14 |
15 | Do not assume someone is East Asian because of certain physical characteristics or language knowledge.
16 |
17 | Additionally, these Asian subregions are important to differentiate, as some regions were most fraught to imperialism and colonisation than others.
18 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: South Asian
3 | slug: south-asian
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: umbrella term for people of South Asian descent; countries include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
6 | speech: noun
7 | skip_in_table_of_content: true
8 | ---
9 | umbrella term for people of South Asian descent. South Asian countries include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
10 |
11 | ## Considerations
12 |
13 | As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone if they are Nepalese, for example, that's better as it's more specific.
14 |
15 | Do not assume someone is South Asian because of certain physical characteristics or language knowledge.
16 |
17 | Additionally, these Asian subregions are important to differentiate as some regions were most fraught to imperialism and colonisation than others.
18 |
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1 |
16 | {% for term in definition.data.sub_terms %}
17 |
{{ term | linkSubTermIfDefined(collections.definedWords) | safe }}
20 | {% endfor %}
21 |
22 | {% endif %}
23 |
24 |
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/11ty/definitions/fr_FR/trouble-dissociatif-de-l-identite.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: trouble dissociatif de l'identité
3 | slug: trouble-dissociatif-de-l-identite
4 | speech: nom
5 | defined: true
6 | reading:
7 | - text: Trouble dissociatif de l'identité
8 | href: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trouble_dissociatif_de_l%27identité
9 | ---
10 |
11 | Le trouble dissociatif de l'identité (TDI et anciennement connu sous le nom de "double personalité" ou "trouble de la personalité
12 | multiple") est une maladie mentale qui implique des perturbations ou des ruptures de la mémoire, de la conscience, de
13 | l'identité et/ou de la perception. Il peut également inclure l'existence de deux ou plusieurs identités distinctes (ou
14 | "états de personnalité"). Les identités distinctes s'accompagnent de changements dans le comportement, la mémoire et la
15 | pensée.
16 |
17 | ## Lire aussi
18 |
19 | [pluriel](/definitions/fr_FR/pluriel)
20 |
21 | ## Autres langues
22 |
23 | [English](/definitions/dissociative-identity-disorder)
24 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Gender pronouns
3 | slug: gender-pronouns
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: often used to mean pronouns
6 | ---
7 |
8 | gender pronouns are often used to mean [pronouns](/definitions/pronouns).
9 |
10 | ## Issue
11 |
12 | Not everyone's gender has a relationship to the pronouns they use to identify themselves. Some people are agender or gender non-conforming and still use pronouns.
13 |
14 | Reiterating "gender pronouns" enforces the idea that there is necessarily a relationship between the two, and furthermore, it can suggest that if there isn't a relationship between the two, that it is not a valid use of pronouns.
15 |
16 | ## Impact
17 |
18 | By connecting gender and perpetuating unnecessary gender norms and expectations, we are perpetuating violence against gender minoritised people. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
19 |
20 | ## Other Languages
21 |
22 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/pronoms-genres)
23 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Non-binary
3 | slug: non-binary
4 | speech: adj
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: of, relating to, or characterised by being any gender that does not fit into the male-female gender binary; an umbrella term.
7 | ---
8 |
9 | of, relating to, or characterised by being any gender that does not fit into the male-female gender binary; an umbrella term.
10 |
11 | For example, a non-binary person may have some gender between male and female, have multiple genders, no gender, a culturally-specific gender (e.g., two-spirit).
12 |
13 | ## Note
14 |
15 | Non-binary people may or may not also identify as [transgender](/definitions/transgender).
16 |
17 | Although non-binary is commonly used as an umbrella term, just because someone identifies as a term under the umbrella, does not necessarily imply that they identify as non-binary as well. For example, someone may be agender, but not identify with the term "non-binary".
18 |
19 | ## Other Languages
20 |
21 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/non-binaire)
22 |
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1 | @charset 'UTF-8';
2 |
3 | // 1. Configuration and helpers
4 | @import 'abstracts/variables', 'abstracts/functions', 'abstracts/mixins',
5 | 'abstracts/universal-selector';
6 |
7 | // 2. Vendors
8 | // @import
9 | // 'vendors/normalize';
10 |
11 | // 3. Base stuff
12 | @import 'base/custom-properties', 'base/fonts', 'base/base', 'base/selection',
13 | 'base/typography', './base/a', 'base/helpers', 'base/radio-buttons', 'base/code';
14 |
15 | // 4. Layout-related sections
16 | @import 'structures/header', 'structures/footer', 'structures/grid',
17 | 'structures/multi-column', 'structures/table-of-content',
18 | './structures/definition-content', './structures/definition-navigation';
19 |
20 | // 5. Components
21 | @import 'components/word', './components/box', 'components/lists', 'components/definitions',
22 | 'components/flag', 'components/alertbox';
23 |
24 | // 6. Page-specific styles
25 | @import './layouts/pages';
26 | @import './layouts/homepage';
27 |
28 | // 7. Themes
29 | // @import
30 | // 'themes/default';
31 |
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30 |
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1 | import slugify from 'slugify';
2 | import path from 'path';
3 | import fs from 'fs';
4 | import { promisify } from 'util';
5 |
6 | const writeFile = promisify(fs.writeFile);
7 |
8 | import { words } from './undefined-words';
9 | const definitionPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), '11ty/definitions/');
10 |
11 | const template = `
12 | ---
13 | title: {{title}}
14 | slug: {{slug}}
15 | defined: false
16 | ---
17 | `;
18 |
19 | export function createDefinitions() {
20 | return words.forEach(async (word) => {
21 | const title = word;
22 | const slug = slugify(
23 | word.toLowerCase().replace(/ \([a-z]+\)| ([a-z-]+) slur/i, '')
24 | );
25 |
26 | const content = template
27 | .replace('{{title}}', title)
28 | .replace('{{slug}}', slug)
29 | .trim();
30 |
31 | try {
32 | await writeFile(`${definitionPath}/${slug}.md`, content, 'utf8');
33 | } catch (e) {
34 | console.error(e);
35 |
36 | process.exit(1);
37 | }
38 |
39 | return true;
40 | });
41 | }
42 |
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/11ty/definitions/agender.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: agender
3 | slug: agender
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: adjective
6 | ---
7 |
8 | of, relating to, or characterised by being someone for whom one or more of the following is true:
9 |
10 | - They are genderless, or without a gender
11 | - Their gender is neutral
12 | - Their gender is undefineable using the binary gender model
13 | - They don't know, understand, or care about their gender
14 | - They don't want to label their gender
15 |
16 | #### Notes
17 |
18 | 1. Some agender people also identify as [non-binary](/definitions/non-binary), gender non-conforming, genderfluid, and/or genderqueer, but being agender does not preclude being any of those things.
19 | 1. [Cisgender](/definitions/cisgender) and [transgender](/definitions/transgender) people can be agender. Being agender does not preclude either of those things.
20 | 1. The term "non-binary" is often used to include agender people, when as mentioned above, some agender people identify as both while others do not. Be mindful of not making this assumption when using the term.
21 |
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/11ty/definitions/women-and-people-of-colour.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: women and people of colour
3 | slug: women-and-people-of-colour
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | defined: true
7 | excerpt: often used as a phrase to encompass “non-white, non-men,” seeking to provide solidarity for these two groups; erases women of colour, non-binary individuals
8 | speech: noun
9 | alt_words:
10 | - people of colour and white women
11 | - people of colour
12 | - white non-binary people, and white women
13 | - find ways to reframe why this dynamic exists
14 | - or omit
15 | ---
16 |
17 | often used as a phrase to encompass “non-white, non-men,” seeking to provide solidarity for these two groups
18 |
19 | ## Issues
20 |
21 | What happens to women of colour? As a woman of colour, I am split between both women and people of colour.
22 |
23 | ## Impact
24 |
25 | As such, it elicits feelings of erasure for women of colour. It also neglects [non-binary](/definitions/non-binary) individuals.
26 |
27 | ## Other Languages
28 |
29 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/femmes-et-personnes-de-couleur)
30 |
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/11ty/definitions/fr_FR/non-binaire.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: non-binaire
3 | slug: non-binaire
4 | speech: adj
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: de, relatif à, ou caractérisé par le fait d'être de n'importe quel genre qui ne correspond pas au binaire homme-femme ; un terme générique.
7 | ---
8 |
9 | de, relatif à, ou caractérisé par le fait d'être de n'importe quel genre qui ne correspond pas au binaire homme-femme ; un terme générique.
10 |
11 | Par exemple, une personne non-binaire peut avoir un genre entre homme et femme, avoir plusieurs genres, aucun genre, un genre culturellement spécifique (ex : bispirituel).
12 |
13 | ## Note
14 |
15 | Les personnes non-binaires peuvent aussi s'identifier ou non comme [transgenres](/definitions/fr_FR/transgenre).
16 |
17 | Bien que "non-binaire" soit couramment utilisé comme terme générique, le simple fait qu'une personne s'identifie avec un terme générique n'implique pas nécessairement qu'elle s'identifie aussi comme non-binaire. Par exemple, une personne peut être agenre, sans s'identifier en tant que "non-binaire".
18 |
19 | ## Autres langues
20 |
21 | [English](/definitions/non-binary)
22 |
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/11ty/definitions/asian-american.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Asian-American
3 | slug: asian-american
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: umbrella term for people of Asian descent (immigrant or natural born) who live in and/or are from the United States.
6 | speech: noun
7 | skip_in_table_of_content: true
8 | ---
9 | umbrella term for people of Asian descent (immigrant or natural born) who live in and/or are from the United States.
10 |
11 | ## Considerations
12 |
13 | As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. When speaking of Vietnamese-Americans or Chinese-Americans, use those terms instead. Be careful to not assume that every English-speaking Asian person you meet in the U.S. is necessarily Asian-American (for one, they could be Asian-Canadian or have any other number of nationalities). In general, be mindful of accuracy and confirm with relevant parties.
14 |
15 | ## Note
16 |
17 | Can be shortened to AsAm or AA by those who identify as Asian American. Be mindful of context and always spell out on first reference. If you aren't Asian-American, it's best to keep it spelled out.
18 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Latinx
3 | slug: latinx
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: increasingly popular alternative in the United States to the gendered Latino/Latina; considered a pan-ethnic term
6 | reading:
7 | - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated"
8 | href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/
9 | - text: "Latino, Latinx, Latine. The grammatical gender neutral in Spanish"
10 | href: https://medium.com/@puentera/latino-latinx-latine-a3b19e0dbc1c
11 | ---
12 |
13 | Latinx arose as a gender-neutral alternative to the gendered [Latino/Latina](/definitions/latino) in the United States.
14 |
15 | This is a term that is seeing expanded usage and evolution among academic circles. Latinx is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race.
16 |
17 | #### Note
18 |
19 | People who self-identify as Latinx may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic](/definitions/hispanic), or [Latin American](/definitions/latino)
20 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Split Attraction Model (SAM)
3 | slug: split-attraction-model
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: a way of describing attraction as two separate things—romantic attraction and sexual attraction.
6 | speech: noun
7 | reading:
8 | - text: LGBTA Wiki
9 | href: https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Split_Attraction_Model_(SAM)
10 | ---
11 |
12 | a way of describing attraction as two separate things: romantic attraction and sexual attraction.
13 |
14 | ## Note
15 |
16 | Used by many (but not all) people on the asexuality spectrum or aromantic spectrum, as well as many bisexual and pansexual people (though not exclusive to any of these identities), the split attraction model is one way to describe not experiencing both sexual and romantic attraction, or not experiencing both in the same way.
17 |
18 | For example, an asexual person may experience romantic attraction but not sexual attraction, someone who is aromantic may experience sexual attraction but not romantic attraction, and someone who is bisexual may experience romantic attraction to some genders and sexual attraction to others.
19 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Capacitismo
3 | slug: capacitismo
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | flag:
7 | level: warning
8 | text: content warning
9 | reading:
10 | - text: "Capacitismo (wikipedia)"
11 | href: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitismo
12 | ---
13 |
14 | Um sistema que valoriza o corpo e a mente das pessoas com base em ideias construídas socialmente de normalidade, inteligência, excelência e produtividade. Essas ideias construídas estão profundamente enraizadas na anti-negritude, na eugenia, no colonialismo e no capitalismo.
15 |
16 | — Talila "TL" Lewis
17 |
18 | ## Impact
19 |
20 | Parafraseando Lewis, capacitismo "leva as pessoas e a sociedade a determinar quem é valioso e digno com base na aparência de uma pessoa e / ou em sua capacidade de [...] produzir, se destacar e 'se comportar'". Você não precisa ser deficiente para experienciar capacitismo, e as pessoas com deficiência também podem reforçar o capacitismo internamente (manifestando-se como dano a si mesmas) e externamente (dano a outras pessoas com deficiência).
21 |
22 | ## Other Languages
23 |
24 | [English](/definitions/ableism)
25 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: food desert
3 | slug: food-desert
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | excerpt: an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food
7 | reading:
8 | - text: "Food Empowerment Project: Food Deserts"
9 | href: https://foodispower.org/access-health/food-deserts/
10 | ---
11 |
12 | a geographic area where residents’ access to affordable, healthy food options (especially fresh fruits and vegetables) is restricted or non-existent due to the absence of grocery stores within convenient traveling distance.
13 |
14 | According to [Food Empowerment](https://foodispower.org/access-health/food-deserts/), "the other defining characteristic of food deserts is socio-economic: that is, they are most commonly found in black and brown communities and low-income areas (where many people don’t have cars). Studies have found that wealthy districts have three times as many supermarkets as poor ones do, that white neighborhoods contain an average of four times as many supermarkets as predominantly black ones do, and that grocery stores in African-American communities are usually smaller with less selection."
15 |
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1 | ---
2 | permalink: "feed.xml"
3 | eleventyExcludeFromCollections: true
4 | ---
5 |
6 |
7 | {{ metadata.title }}
8 | {{ metadata.description }}
9 |
10 |
11 | {{ collections.definedWords | rssLastUpdatedDate }}
12 | {{ metadata.url }}
13 |
14 | {{ metadata.author.name_safe }}
15 | {{ metadata.author.email }}
16 |
17 | {%- for post in collections.definedWordsChronological %}
18 | {% set absolutePostUrl %}{{ post.url | url | absoluteUrl(metadata.url) }}{% endset %}
19 |
20 | {{ post.data.title }}
21 |
22 | {{ post.date | rssDate }}
23 | {{ absolutePostUrl }}
24 | {{ post.templateContent | htmlToAbsoluteUrls(absolutePostUrl) }}
25 |
26 | {%- endfor %}
27 |
28 |
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1 | module.exports = function findDefinitionContentNextItems({ slug }, collection) {
2 | if (!slug) throw new Error('E_NO_SLUG');
3 |
4 | let previous = [];
5 | let next = [];
6 |
7 | const flattenedCollection = collection.map((d) => d.data);
8 | const index = flattenedCollection.findIndex((def) => def.slug === slug);
9 |
10 | // make this a no-op if we are at the beginning
11 | if (index > 0) {
12 | // a negative start index would start searching at the end of the array
13 | // stop at zero to avoid this
14 | const start = Math.max(0, index - 3);
15 | // never get more than three items
16 | const end = start + Math.min(index, 3);
17 |
18 | previous = flattenedCollection.slice(start, end);
19 | }
20 |
21 | // make this a no-op if we are at the end
22 | if (index < collection.length - 1) {
23 | const start = index + 1;
24 | // end overflow doesn't matter too much, cap it still because it feels right
25 | const end = Math.min(start + 3, collection.length);
26 |
27 | next = flattenedCollection.slice(start, end);
28 | }
29 |
30 | return { previous, next };
31 | };
32 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Latin American/Latino/Latina
3 | slug: latino
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: umbrella term for people of Latin American ancestry; Latino (and Latina) are inherently gendered terms, see Latinx for gender neutral form; considered a pan-ethnic term
6 | reading:
7 | - text: "Remezcla: Hispanic vs. Latino vs. Latinx: A Brief History of How These Words Originated"
8 | href: https://remezcla.com/features/culture/latino-vs-hispanic-vs-latinx-how-these-words-originated/
9 | ---
10 |
11 | Serves as an umbrella term for people of Latin American ancestry. Latino (and Latina) are inherently gendered terms due to Spanish's gendered language. Latino is considered a pan-ethnic term that does not provide context for someone's language, country of origin, or race.
12 |
13 | Also can be written in gender neutral forms of [Latinx](/definitions/latinx), or Latin@s. When in doubt, default to Latino, and ask individual parties their preference, if possible.
14 |
15 | #### Note
16 |
17 | People who self-identify as Latin American or Latino/Latina may also self-identify as Chicano/Chicana, [Hispanic](/definitions/hispanic), or [Latinx](/definitions/latinx).
18 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: junkie
3 | slug: junkie
4 | speech: noun
5 | defined: true
6 | flag:
7 | level: avoid
8 | text: 'ableist language'
9 | excerpt: a drug addict. a person who suffers from a complex disease of the brain and body that involves compulsive use of one or more substances despite serious health and social consequences.
10 | alt_words:
11 | - aficionado
12 | - buff
13 | - fanatic
14 | - enthusiast
15 | - fiend
16 | - geek
17 | - lover
18 | ---
19 |
20 | a drug addict; a person who suffers from a complex disease of the brain and body that involves compulsive use of one or more substances despite serious health and social consequences
21 |
22 | ## Issues
23 |
24 | Junkie is commonly used as a term for someone whose enthusiasm or zeal for something may be considered extreme or beyond normal interest by others. However, this diminishes the seriousness of drug addiction and substance use disorder.
25 |
26 | ## Impact
27 |
28 | By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
29 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Semitic
3 | slug: semitic
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: related to languages, races, and culture of people who live or come from across part of western Asia and northern Africa, which include Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Amharic.
6 | speech: adjective
7 | reading:
8 | - text: Cambridge Dictionary
9 | href: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/semitic
10 | - text: Merriam-Webster
11 | href: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Semitic
12 | - text: Oxford Learner's Dictionary
13 | href: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/semitic
14 | - text: Urban Dictionary
15 | href: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Semitic
16 | ---
17 |
18 | related to languages, races, and culture of people who live or come from across part of western Asia and northern Africa, which include Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Amharic.
19 |
20 | ## Note
21 |
22 | While Semitic refers to a broad spectrum of languages, races, and cultures as described above, it is often mistakenly only used to speak about Arabic and Hebrew.
23 |
24 | ## Related Terms
25 |
26 | [antisemitism](/definitions/antisemitism)
27 |
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/11ty/definitions/spaz.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Spaz
3 | slug: spaz
4 | flag:
5 | text: 'Ableist Slur'
6 | level: avoid
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: irrationally nervous person; hyperactive; a shortened version of "spastic", an alteration in muscle tone affected by the medical condition spasticity, which is seen in spastic diplegia and many other forms of cerebral palsy.
9 | speech: noun
10 | alt_words:
11 | - hyper
12 | - anxious
13 | - jumpy
14 | - unable to focus
15 | ---
16 |
17 | irrationally nervous person; hyperactive
18 |
19 | ## Issues
20 |
21 | The origin of the word “Spaz” is a shortened version of “Spastic.” Spastic refers to an alteration in muscle tone affected by the medical condition spasticity, which is seen in spastic diplegia and many other forms of cerebral palsy.
22 |
23 | ## Impact
24 |
25 | By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
26 |
27 | ## Usage Tip
28 |
29 | Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling.
30 |
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/11ty/_includes/layouts/definition.njk:
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1 | {% extends 'layouts/base.njk' %}
2 | {% set pageType = 'Definition' %}
3 | {% set titleWithPath = title + ' « Definitions « ' %}
4 | {% set description = 'The definition of ' + title + ' in Self-Defined, a modern dictionary about us.'%}
5 |
6 | {% block content %}
7 |
8 | {% include 'components/sub-page-header.njk' %}
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 | {% definitionFlag flag %}
13 |
{{ title }}
14 |
15 |
Speech
16 |
{{ speech }}
17 |
18 |
19 | {% include 'components/content-warning-flag.njk' %}
20 | {% include 'components/definition-content.njk' %}
21 | {% include 'components/alertbox.njk' %}
22 | {% renderDefinitionContentNextEntries title, slug, collections.definedWords %}
23 |
24 |
25 | {% endblock %}
26 |
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/11ty/definitions/polyamory.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Polyamory
3 | slug: polyamory
4 | speech: noun
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: belief that romantic and/or sexual exclusivity is not necessary for a happy, committed relationship; an umbrella term for various types of relationships (coded as romantic or quasi-romantic, sexual or non-sexual) where all partners involved consent to ethical non-monogamy, such as polycules, throuples, group marriages, etc.
7 | reading:
8 | - text: 'My definition of polyamory'
9 | href: https://avris.it/blog/my-definition-of-polyamory
10 | - text: 'Poly Glossary'
11 | href: https://www.polymatchmaker.com/main.mvc?Screen=HTML&Page=polyglossary
12 | - text: 'http://polyliving.net/'
13 | href: http://polyliving.net/
14 | ---
15 |
16 | belief that romantic and/or sexual exclusivity is not necessary for a happy, committed relationship; an umbrella term for various types of relationships (coded as romantic or quasi-romantic, sexual or non-sexual) where all partners involved consent to ethical non-monogamy, such as polycules, throuples, group marriages, etc.
17 |
18 | ## Note
19 |
20 | One can be polyamorous despite currently being single or in a monogamous relationship.
21 |
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/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.yml:
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1 | name: Feature Request
2 | description: File a feature request
3 | title: ":ballot_box: "
4 | body:
5 | - type: markdown
6 | attributes:
7 | value: |
8 | We appreciate you taking the time to fill out this feature request!
9 | - type: textarea
10 | id: request
11 | attributes:
12 | label: Request
13 | description: What is it that seems to be missing or could be improved?
14 | validations:
15 | required: true
16 | - type: checkboxes
17 | id: existing
18 | attributes:
19 | label: Is this a new feature or a suggested update?
20 | description: This helps us properly label issues and move them along the right workflows.
21 | options:
22 | - label: Existing feature
23 | - label: New feature
24 | required: true
25 | - type: checkboxes
26 | id: terms
27 | attributes:
28 | label: Code of Conduct
29 | description: By submitting this issue, you agree to follow our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/selfdefined/web-app/blob/prod/CODE-OF-CONDUCT.md)
30 | options:
31 | - label: I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
32 | required: true
33 |
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/11ty/definitions/fr_FR/fragilite-blanche.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Fragilité Blanche
3 | slug: fragilite-blanche
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | flag:
7 | level: tool
8 | text: Outil Suprématie Blanche
9 | reading:
10 | - text: 'Fragilité Blanche de Robin DiAngelo'
11 | href: https://robindiangelo.com/publications/
12 | - text: 'Etiquette Fragilité Blanche sur The Root'
13 | href: https://www.theroot.com/tag/white-fragility
14 | ---
15 |
16 | la tendance pour la culture blanche dominante de répondre au racisme de façon défensive, dédaigneuse et/ou colérique; “un état dans lequel même une quantité minimale de stress racial devient intolérable, déclenchant une gamme d'actions défensives.” (Robin DiAngelo).
17 |
18 | ## Impact
19 |
20 | La fragilité blanche permet de détourner les conversations cruciales à propos des oppresseurs systémique. Le coût de la fragilité blanche est qu'il donne la priorité aux sentiments des personnes blanches tout en ignorant et en invalidant la nuisance systémique envers les personnes de couleur. La fragilité blanche empêche également les personnes blanches de réaliser un travail anti-raciste pour combattre leur racisme intériorisé.
21 |
22 | ## Autres langues
23 |
24 | [English](/definitions/white-fragility)
25 |
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/11ty/definitions/mx.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Mx.
3 | slug: mx
4 | speech: noun
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: gender-neutral honorific or title of courtesy, equivalent to Ma'am, Madam, Miss, Mr, Mrs, Mrs, Sir.
7 | reading:
8 | - text: 'This Gender-Neutral Word Could Replace Mr. and Ms.'
9 | - text: 'Merriam-Webster definition'
10 | href: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MX
11 | ---
12 |
13 | gender-neutral honorific or title of courtesy, equivalent to Ma'am, Madam, Miss, Mr, Mrs, Mrs, Sir.
14 |
15 | ## Considerations
16 |
17 | In formal settings, defaulting to gendered titles of courtesy can misgender people. While titles and salutations are not necessarily indicative of gender, there tends to be a corrolation. For example, **Ma'am** tends to be used to refer to woman- or femme-assumed individuals.
18 |
19 | Mx allows you to maintain formality without making assumptions about people's titles/saluations and/or gender.
20 |
21 | In the same vein of [pronouns](/definitions/pronouns), it's important to not make assumptions about which honorific to use for someone and instead ask for explicit consent whenever possible.
22 |
23 | Many (though not all) nonbinary people might opt to use Mx.
24 |
25 | ## Pronunciation
26 |
27 | mix (məks, ˈmiks)
28 |
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/11ty/definitions/biromantic.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Biromantic
3 | slug: biromantic
4 | speech: adj
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: of, relating to, or characterised by being romantically attracted to more than one gender.
7 | reading:
8 | - text: Sorting Out Romantic vs Sexual Feelings
9 | href: http://teenhealthsource.com/blog/faq-sorting-out-romantic-vs-sexual-feelings/
10 | - text: Being Bi On The Asexual Spectrum
11 | href: https://www.curvemag.com/Lifestyle/Being-Bi-On-The-Asexual-Spectrum-2141/
12 | - text: Here’s What It Means When Your Romantic and Sexual Orientations Are Different
13 | href: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/cross-orientation-101/
14 | ---
15 |
16 | of, relating to, or characterised by being romantically attracted to more than one gender.
17 |
18 | ## Note
19 |
20 | Biromantic does not imply any particular kind of sexual attraction, or sexual attraction at all. A biromantic person may be asexual, homosexual, heterosexual, [bisexual](/definitions/bisexual), [pansexual](/definitions/pansexual), etc.
21 |
22 | Biromantic does not preclude romantic attraction to [non-binary](/definitions/non-binary) or [transgender](/definitions/transgender) people.
23 |
24 | ## Other Langues
25 |
26 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/biromantique)
27 |
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/assets/css/base/_radio-buttons.scss:
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1 | .radio-wrapper {
2 | & + & {
3 | margin-top: 0.25rem;
4 | }
5 |
6 | [type='radio'] {
7 | opacity: 0;
8 | position: absolute;
9 | }
10 |
11 | & label {
12 | --inner-size: 0.25rem;
13 | --outer-top: 0.33rem;
14 | line-height: 1;
15 |
16 | padding-left: 1.55rem;
17 | position: relative;
18 |
19 | &::after,
20 | &::before {
21 | border-radius: 50%;
22 | content: '';
23 | display: block;
24 | position: absolute;
25 | }
26 |
27 | &::after {
28 | border: var(--inner-size) solid var(--clr-foreground);
29 | left: var(--inner-size);
30 | opacity: 0;
31 | top: calc(var(--inner-size) + var(--outer-top));
32 | transition: opacity 0.12s ease-out;
33 | }
34 |
35 | &::before {
36 | background: var(--clr-background);
37 | border: 0.125rem solid var(--clr-foreground);
38 | height: 1rem;
39 | left: 0;
40 | top: var(--outer-top);
41 | width: 1rem;
42 | }
43 | }
44 |
45 | [type='radio']:focus + label::before {
46 | outline: 0.125rem solid var(--clr-foreground);
47 | outline-offset: 0.125rem;
48 | }
49 |
50 | [type='radio']:checked + label::after {
51 | opacity: 1;
52 | }
53 | }
54 |
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/11ty/shortcodes/__tests__/metaDescriptionWithFlag.spec.js:
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1 | import test from 'ava';
2 |
3 | import metaDescriptionWithFlag from '../metaDescriptionWithFlag';
4 |
5 | test('renders with flag.level = avoid and flag.text present', (t) => {
6 | const flag = {
7 | level: 'avoid',
8 | text: 'ableist slur'
9 | };
10 | const preview = 'here is some preview text';
11 |
12 | t.is(
13 | metaDescriptionWithFlag(preview, flag),
14 | 'Avoid: ableist slur. Here is some preview text'
15 | );
16 | });
17 |
18 | test('renders with flag.level = avoid and no flag.text', (t) => {
19 | const flag = {
20 | level: 'avoid'
21 | };
22 | const preview = 'here is some preview text';
23 |
24 | t.is(
25 | metaDescriptionWithFlag(preview, flag),
26 | 'Avoid: here is some preview text'
27 | );
28 | });
29 |
30 | test('renders with flag.level != avoid', (t) => {
31 | const flag = {
32 | level: 'warning'
33 | };
34 | const preview = 'here is some preview text';
35 |
36 | t.is(metaDescriptionWithFlag(preview, flag), 'Here is some preview text');
37 | });
38 |
39 | test('renders with no flag present', (t) => {
40 | const preview = 'here is some preview text';
41 |
42 | t.is(metaDescriptionWithFlag(preview), 'Here is some preview text');
43 | });
44 |
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/assets/css/structures/_grid.scss:
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1 | .grid {
2 | display: grid;
3 | grid-column-gap: 4rem;
4 | grid-row-gap: 10rem;
5 | grid-template-columns: repeat(4, [col] 1fr [col]);
6 | grid-template-rows: fit-content, fit-content, auto;
7 | }
8 |
9 | .auto-grid {
10 | display: grid;
11 | grid-gap: var(--l-gap);
12 | grid-template-columns: repeat(
13 | auto-fit,
14 | minmax(var(--auto-grid-min-size), 1fr)
15 | );
16 | }
17 |
18 | @media screen and (max-width: 880px) {
19 | .auto-grid {
20 | display: flex;
21 | flex-direction: column;
22 | }
23 | }
24 |
25 | .small-left-grid {
26 | display: grid;
27 | grid-gap: 1rem;
28 |
29 | @media (min-width: #{pxToRem(800)}) {
30 | grid-template-columns: 10rem 60ch;
31 | }
32 | }
33 |
34 | .block__dictionary {
35 | margin-left: auto;
36 | margin-right: auto;
37 | max-width: 50rem;
38 | padding: 0 1rem;
39 | }
40 |
41 | .block__word {
42 | display: flex;
43 | flex-direction: column;
44 | grid-column: span 2;
45 | margin: 1rem;
46 | }
47 |
48 | .block__type {
49 | align-items: flex-start;
50 | display: grid;
51 | grid-template-columns: 1fr 4fr;
52 | }
53 |
54 | .list {
55 | margin: 1rem 0;
56 | li {
57 | margin: 0.75rem 0;
58 | }
59 | a {
60 | word-break: break-word;
61 | }
62 | }
63 |
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/11ty/definitions/minorities.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: minorities
3 | slug: minorities
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | defined: true
7 | excerpt: the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole; can be inaccurate and vague
8 | speech: noun
9 | alt_words:
10 | - minoritised
11 | - or omit
12 | ---
13 |
14 | the smaller in number of two groups constituting a whole
15 |
16 | ## Issues
17 |
18 | Minorities is not always accurate and is vague. As it deals with numbers, the term minorities can often be inaccurate, as is the case when speaking of communities of colour, who often outnumber white communities.
19 |
20 | By referring to a group as 'minorities,' it can suggest the group hasn't taken initiative to show up, thereby blaming the oppressed for systemic issues that prevent their participation.
21 |
22 | ## Impact
23 |
24 | By repeatedly referring to groups as "minorities," they are being infantised to their numerical representation and made to feel minor. The vagueness also abstracts the identify of the marginalised group, making it difficult to address why they are minoritised to begin with.
25 |
26 | ## Read also
27 |
28 | - [minoritised](/definitions/minoritised)
29 | - [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority)
30 | - [underrepresented minority](/definitions/underrepresented-minority)
31 |
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/11ty/definitions/crazy.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: crazy
3 | slug: crazy
4 | flag:
5 | text: 'Ableist language'
6 | level: avoid
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: mentally deranged, insane; can be used in a derogatory manner for someone with mental or psychiatric disabilities
9 | speech: noun
10 | alt_words:
11 | - abundant
12 | - bizarre
13 | - enormous
14 | - ludicrous
15 | - obnoxious
16 | - outlandish
17 | - ridiculous
18 | - unbelievable
19 | - unexpected
20 | - unfamiliar
21 | - unreal
22 | - scary
23 | - shocking
24 | - strange
25 | - wicked
26 | - wild
27 | ---
28 |
29 | mentally deranged; demented; insane.
30 |
31 | ## Issues
32 |
33 | Crazy is very commonly used as an adjective to embody a vast array of ideas, often not specifically. It is used so frequently that it sometimes is a filler. Crazy can also be used in a derogatory manner for someone with mental or psychiatric disabilities.
34 |
35 | ## Impact
36 |
37 | By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
38 |
39 | ## Usage Tip
40 |
41 | Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling.
42 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: biromantique
3 | slug: biromantique
4 | speech: adj
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: de, relatif à, ou caractérisé par une attirance romantique pour plus d'un genre.
7 | reading:
8 | - text: Trier Sentiments Romantiques et Sexuels
9 | href: http://teenhealthsource.com/blog/faq-sorting-out-romantic-vs-sexual-feelings/
10 | - text: Être Bi Sur Le Spectre de l'Asexualité
11 | href: https://www.curvemag.com/Lifestyle/Being-Bi-On-The-Asexual-Spectrum-2141/
12 | - text: Voici Ce Que Cela Signifie Lorsque Vos Orientations Romantiques et Sexuelles Sont Différentes
13 | href: https://everydayfeminism.com/2016/07/cross-orientation-101/
14 | ---
15 |
16 | de, relatif à, ou caractérisé par une attirance romantique pour plus d'un genre.
17 |
18 | ## Note
19 |
20 | Biromantique n'implique aucun type d'attirance sexuelle particulier, ni aucune attirance sexuelle du tout. Une personne biromantique peut être asexuée, homosexuelle, hétérosexuelle, [bisexuelle](/definitions/fr_FR/bisexuel), [pansexuelle](/definitions/fr_FR/pansexuel), etc.
21 |
22 | Biromantique n'exclut pas une attirance romantique pour les personnes [non-binaires](/definitions/fr_FR/non-binaire) ou [transgenres](/definitions/fr_FR/transgenre).
23 |
24 | ## Autres Langues
25 |
26 | [English](/definitions/biromantic)
27 |
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/11ty/definitions/fr_FR/capacitisme.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Capacitisme
3 | slug: capacitisme
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | ---
7 |
8 | un système qui accorde de l'importance aux corps et esprits des gens selon des préjugés sociétaux de normalité, d'intelligence, d'excellence et de productivité. Ces préjugés ont des origines profondément enracinées dans le racisme anti-noir, l'eugénisme, le colonialisme et le capitalisme.
9 |
10 | - Talia "TL" Lewis
11 |
12 | ## Impact
13 |
14 | Pour paraphraser Lewis, le capacistisme "pousse les gens et la société à considérer comme importantes les personnes selon leurs apparences et/ou leurs capacités à [...] produire, exceller ou 'bien se comporter'". Vous n'avez pas besoin d'être handicapé pour éprouver le capacitisme, et les personnes handicapées peuvent également participer au renforcement du capacitisme, que ce soit intérieurement (et ainsi se faisant du mal eux-mêmes) et extérieurement (en faisant du mal à d'autres personnes handicapées).
15 |
16 | ## Autres langues
17 |
18 | [English](/definitions/ableism)
19 |
20 | ## Pour aller plus loin
21 |
22 | - [Conférence: Contexte, Clarté & Foundation](https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/longmore-lecture-context-clarity-grounding)
23 | - [Capacitisme 2020: Une définition mise à jour](https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/ableism-2020-an-updated-definition)
24 |
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/11ty/definitions/southeast-asian.md:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Southeast Asian
3 | slug: southeast-asian
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: umbrella term for people of Southeast Asian descent; the two main subregions are Mainland Southeast Asia and Maritime Southeast Asia
6 | speech: noun
7 | skip_in_table_of_content: true
8 | ---
9 | umbrella term for people of Southeast Asian descent. South Asian countries include two sub-regions:
10 |
11 | - **Mainland Southeast Asia:** Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
12 | - **Maritime Southeast Asia:** Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia), Brunei, Christmas Island (Australia), the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia), East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia (except Western New Guinea, which is considered a part of the Australian continent), the Philippines and Singapore.
13 |
14 | ## Considerations
15 |
16 | As many countries and cultures are enveloped within this umbrella term, try to be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone if they are Laotian, for example, that's better as it's more specific.
17 |
18 | Do not assume someone is Southeast Asian because of certain physical characteristics or language knowledge.
19 |
20 | Additionally, these Asian subregions are important to differentiate as some regions were most fraught to imperialism and colonisation than others.
21 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: minoritised
3 | slug: minoritised
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: groups resulting from social constructs have been granted less power or representation compared to other members or groups in society; preferable as a term to minorities for its focus on power struggle
6 | speech: adj
7 | flag:
8 | level: better-alternative
9 | alt-for: minorities
10 | reading:
11 | - text: Minority vs minoritize
12 | href: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/minority-vs-minoritize
13 | ---
14 |
15 | groups, resulting from social constructs, that have been granted less power or representation compared to other members or groups in society
16 |
17 | ## Preferable To
18 |
19 | [minorities](/definitions/minorities)
20 |
21 | ## Benefits
22 |
23 | Minoritised places the emphasis on the power struggle, and on the systemic issues at play. It's also an adjective, which requires you to add "group" or "people" so it's people-first language.
24 |
25 | ## Impact
26 |
27 | It removes the pejorative nature of "minorities", illuminating that this is an effect upon the individual or group, rather than the singular way to identify the group.
28 |
29 | ## Read also
30 |
31 | - [minorities](/definitions/minorities)
32 | - [overrepresented majority](/definitions/overrepresented-majority)
33 | - [underrepresented majority](/definitions/underrepresented-minority)
34 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: White fragility
3 | slug: white-fragility
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: the tendency for dominant white culture to respond to racism with defensive, dismissive, and angry responses; “a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves.” (Robin DiAngelo).
6 | speech: noun
7 | flag:
8 | level: tool
9 | text: White Supremacy Tool
10 | reading:
11 | - text: 'White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo'
12 | href: https://robindiangelo.com/publications/
13 | - text: 'White Fragility tag on The Root'
14 | href: https://www.theroot.com/tag/white-fragility
15 | ---
16 |
17 | the tendency for dominant white culture to respond to racism with defensive, dismissive, and angry responses; “a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves.” (Robin DiAngelo).
18 |
19 | ## Impact
20 |
21 | White fragility detracts from critical conversations about the systemic oppressors at play. The cost of white fragility is that it centres the feelings of white people while ignoring and invalidating the systemic harm conducted towards people of colour. White fragility also prevents white people from doing anti-racist work to unpack their socially internalised racism.
22 |
23 | ## Other Languages
24 |
25 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/fragilite-blanche)
26 |
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1 | function initThemeSwitch() {
2 | let $switchContainer = document.querySelector('.js-theme-switch');
3 |
4 | if (!$switchContainer) return;
5 |
6 | $switchContainer.hidden = false;
7 |
8 | let userOverwrite = ['light', 'dark'];
9 |
10 | let $buttons = $switchContainer.querySelectorAll('[type="radio"]');
11 |
12 | function setInitialState() {
13 | /**
14 | * @type String
15 | */
16 | let userThemeSetting = document.documentElement.getAttribute(
17 | 'data-user-theme'
18 | );
19 |
20 | if (userThemeSetting) {
21 | $switchContainer.querySelector(
22 | `[value="${userThemeSetting}"]`
23 | ).checked = true;
24 | } else {
25 | $switchContainer.querySelector('[value="system"]').checked = true;
26 | }
27 | }
28 |
29 | Array.from($buttons).forEach(function($button) {
30 | $button.addEventListener('change', function() {
31 | // only run the switch functionality for the currently active radio button
32 | if (!$button.checked) return;
33 |
34 | if (userOverwrite.includes($button.value)) {
35 | window.setUserPreference($button.value);
36 | } else {
37 | window.unsetUserPreference();
38 | }
39 | });
40 | });
41 |
42 | setInitialState();
43 | }
44 |
45 | if (document.readyState === 'complete') {
46 | initThemeSwitch();
47 | } else {
48 | window.addEventListener('load', function() {
49 | initThemeSwitch();
50 | });
51 | }
52 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: bi-erasure
3 | slug: bi-erasure
4 | speech: noun
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: the questioning or denial of the existence or legitimacy of bisexuality
7 | reading:
8 | - text: Erasure of Bisexuality
9 | href: https://www.glaad.org/bisexual/bierasure
10 | - text: 'Gayly: Study finds bi-erasure can lead to depression'
11 | href: https://www.gayly.com/study-finds-bi-erasure-can-lead-depression
12 | ---
13 |
14 | or, bi erasure; the questioning or denial of the existence or legitimacy of [Bisexuality](/definitions/bisexual); the shortened form of "bisexual erasure"
15 |
16 | ## Examples
17 |
18 | - Telling a bi person that they're going through a phase or are confused
19 | - Falsely connoting being bi with a certain sexual status or gender—bi people can be asexual, monogamous, polygamous and/or cis or trans, non-binary, agender, etc. Being bi-sexual does not necessitate other characteristics of identity
20 | - Questioning our "queerness" because of our current partner (when a bi woman is with a man, for one example)
21 | - Using phrases like "Bi now, gay later"
22 | - Saying bisexuality isn't real
23 | - Excluding us from LGBTQ+ conversations
24 |
25 | ## Impact
26 |
27 | "Bi+ people experience discrimination from both heterosexual and sexual minority communities, related to repeatedly needing to “come out” as bi+.
28 |
29 | This double discrimination can lead to isolation and loneliness, which can be harmful for mental health." — Sabra Katz-Wise
30 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: pronoms genrés
3 | slug: pronoms-genres
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: souvent utilisé pour signifier pronoms
6 | reading:
7 | - text: Le pronom non genré «they» entre dans le dictionnaire Webster
8 | href: http://www.slate.fr/story/181860/etats-unis-genre-anglais-pronom-non-binaire-they-dictionnaire-merriam-webster
9 | - text: Variance de genre
10 | href: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variance_de_genre
11 | - text: Agenre
12 | href: https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/agenre
13 | ---
14 |
15 | les pronoms genrés sont souvent utilisés pour signifier [pronoms](/definitions/pronouns).
16 |
17 | ## Problème
18 |
19 | Le genre d'une personne n'a pas toujours de rapport avec les pronoms qu'elle utilise pour s'identifier. Certaines personnes sont agenres ou en non-conformité de genre mais utilisent quand même des pronoms.
20 |
21 | La réitération de "pronoms genrés" renforce l'idée qu'il y a nécessairement une relation entre les deux, et de plus, elle peut suggérer que s'il n'y a pas de relation entre les deux, il ne s'agit pas d'une utilisation valable des pronoms.
22 |
23 | ## Impact
24 |
25 | En reliant les genres et en perpétuant des normes de genre et idées préconçues inutiles, nous perpétuons la violence à
26 | l'encontre des personnes appartenant à des minorités de genre. L'utilisation de ce langage perpétue ces systèmes et ce
27 | langage négatif, quelle que soit notre intention.
28 |
29 | ## Autres langues
30 |
31 | [English](/definitions/gender-pronouns)
32 |
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1 | h1 {
2 | font-family: $ext-sans;
3 | font-weight: $bold;
4 | }
5 |
6 | h1,
7 | h2,
8 | h3,
9 | h4 {
10 | margin-bottom: 0.5em;
11 | margin-top: 1em;
12 | word-break: break-word;
13 | }
14 |
15 | p {
16 | font-size: 1.25rem;
17 | line-height: 1.25;
18 | margin: 0.75rem 0;
19 | }
20 |
21 | .thicc-headline {
22 | // a sensible base font size
23 | font-size: 3rem;
24 | line-height: 0.75;
25 | margin: 0.5rem 0rem;
26 | padding: 0;
27 | }
28 |
29 | @media (min-width: 51rem) and (min-height: 400px) {
30 | // a dramatic font size
31 | .thicc-headline {
32 | font-size: 12vh;
33 | }
34 | }
35 |
36 | @media (min-width: 51rem) and (min-height: 850px) {
37 | // cap the maximum font size of the title
38 | // at the same size that 12vh computes to
39 | // when the viewport is 850px high
40 | // One day we can use CSS clamp https://caniuse.com/#feat=mdn-css_types_clamp
41 | .thicc-headline {
42 | font-size: 6.75rem;
43 | }
44 | }
45 |
46 | .main-headline {
47 | font-family: orpheuspro, Palatino, Times, serif;
48 | font-size: 3.5rem;
49 | line-height: 1.2;
50 | margin: 0;
51 | }
52 |
53 | .sub-headline {
54 | font-family: $ext-sans;
55 | font-size: 1.25rem;
56 | font-weight: $bold;
57 | letter-spacing: 0.1;
58 | margin: 0.75rem 0;
59 | }
60 |
61 | .smcp-headline {
62 | font-size: 1rem;
63 | font-variant-caps: all-small-caps;
64 | letter-spacing: 0.01em;
65 | margin-top: 0;
66 | word-spacing: 0.01em;
67 | }
68 |
69 | .small {
70 | font-size: 0.75em;
71 | }
72 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Ableism
3 | slug: ableism
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: a system that places value on people’s bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence, excellence, and productivity. These constructed ideas are deeply rooted in anti-Blackness, eugenics, colonialism, and capitalism. — Talila "TL" Lewis
6 | speech: noun
7 | flag:
8 | level: warning
9 | text: content warning
10 | reading:
11 | - text: "Ableism 2020: An Updated Definition"
12 | href: https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/ableism-2020-an-updated-definition
13 | - text: "Longmore Lecture: Context, Clarity & Grounding"
14 | href: https://www.talilalewis.com/blog/longmore-lecture-context-clarity-grounding
15 | ---
16 |
17 | a system that places value on people’s bodies and minds based on societally constructed ideas of normalcy, intelligence, excellence, and productivity. These constructed ideas are deeply rooted in anti-Blackness, eugenics, colonialism, and capitalism.
18 |
19 | — Talila "TL" Lewis
20 |
21 | ## Impact
22 |
23 | To paraphrase Lewis, ableism "leads to people and society determining who is valuable and worthy based on a person’s appearance and/or their ability to [...] produce, excel, and 'behave.'" You do not have to be disabled to experience ableism, and Disabled people can also reinforce ableism internally (manifesting as harm to themselves) and externally (harm to other disabled people).
24 |
25 | ## Other Languages
26 |
27 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/capacitisme)
28 | [Português](/definitions/pt_PT/capacitismo)
29 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: English as Second Language (ESL)
3 | slug: english-as-second-language
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | defined: true
7 | excerpt: the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken
8 | speech: noun
9 | alt_words:
10 | - English as learning-language (ELL)
11 | - English as an additional language (EAL)
12 | - or non-native
13 | - or omit (because do you really know, for sure?)
14 | reading:
15 | - href: https://benchmarkeducation.com/best-practices-library/supporting-english-language-learners-in-reading-writing.html#section_2
16 | text: ELL Glossary by Benchmark Education (US)
17 | - href: http://www.naldic.org.uk/eal-teaching-and-learning/eal-glossary/#MainControl_Glossary_ZoneMain_GlossaryPlaceholderControl1_ctl00_PresentationModeControlsContainer_SECTION_E
18 | text: EAL glossary by NALDIC (UK)
19 | ---
20 |
21 | the teaching of English to people who speak a different language and who live in a country where English is the main language spoken
22 |
23 | ## Issues
24 |
25 | Monolinguist, English-only speakers often refer to people who don't speak English natively as "ESL" or say they are learning a "second language". More often than not, this is not true, as many people are multi-lingual with 3 or more languages
26 |
27 | ## Impact
28 |
29 | It makes false assumptions about English learners, centres English as the "default" or "expected" first language, ignoring that many people learn multiple (>3), non-English languages first.
30 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: preferred pronoun
3 | slug: preferred-pronoun
4 | flag:
5 | text: 'avoid'
6 | level: avoid
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: a word that substitutes for a noun, in particular, a person's name; may not necessarily align with their gender presentation or their gender identity; the addition of the word 'preferred' should be avoided as it implies a person's pronouns is a choice
9 | speech: noun
10 | alt_words:
11 | - pronoun
12 | ---
13 |
14 | a word that substitutes for a noun, in particular, a person's name; a person's pronouns does not necessarily align with their gender presentation or their gender identity; a person gets to say what pronouns they and others use to refer to them; pronouns can be fluid based on context and presentation and change over time.
15 |
16 | ## Issues
17 |
18 | Preferred pronoun can imply that this is merely what is _preferred_ rather than what is _real_. Using this can reinforce the idea that someone's pronouns are a choice rather than what is true for them or it's merely a preference and that you can use whatever pronouns you'd like for them.
19 |
20 | ## Impact
21 |
22 | Preferred pronouns can delegitimise pronouns of trans and non-binary people in particular, especially when their pronouns are wrongly assumed to be different than they are or [neopronouns](/definitions/neopronouns) that are less commonly known. Delegitimising their pronouns delegitimes aspects of their identity, reinforces transmisia and non-binary erasure, and leads to harm against them.
23 |
24 | ## Usage Tip
25 |
26 | Use [pronouns](/definitions/pronouns) instead.
27 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Development & Build
3 | parent:
4 | title: Documentation
5 | href: '/documentation'
6 | ---
7 |
8 | This guide will walk you through the current state of the development config. Things get a bit technical here. 🤖
9 |
10 | All file names, except stated differently, are relative to the project root.
11 |
12 | We are using [Eleventy](https://www.11ty.io/) to generate the site based on the given definitions. As a module bundle we use Parcel.
13 |
14 | We’ve compiled a list of [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/selfdefined/web-app/blob/prod/CONTRIBUTING.md) to help you start working on the project.
15 |
16 | ## Setup
17 |
18 | You will need to have Node and Git installed on your machine. To start developing please create a fork of the [root repository](https://github.com/selfdefined/web-app).
19 |
20 | Afterwards, install the dependencies.
21 |
22 | ```bash
23 | npm install
24 | ```
25 |
26 | That’s it, actually.
27 |
28 | ## Development Mode
29 |
30 | To start the dev server run this command:
31 |
32 | ```bash
33 | npm run serve
34 | ```
35 |
36 | This will start Eleventy’s development server and watch the CSS entry point for changes. The output in the console will show the local URL to use.
37 |
38 | ### Eleventy Config
39 |
40 | Configuration for Eleventy (e.g. filters and collections) are defined in `.eleventy.js`.
41 |
42 | ## Build
43 |
44 | To build the production site run
45 |
46 | ```bash
47 | npm run build
48 | ```
49 |
50 | This will generate a minified CSS bundle as well as run Eleventy’s production build. Build files are located in `dist`.
51 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: circle the wagons
3 | slug: circle-the-wagons
4 | speech: verb
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: "colloquially: taking a defensive position; gathering a group of people; working together to protect from external danger"
7 | reading:
8 | - text: 21 things you can do to be more respectful of Native American cultures
9 | href: https://nonprofitaf.com/2017/10/21-things-you-can-do-to-be-more-respectful-of-native-american-cultures/#more-4624
10 | - text: What does circle the wagons mean
11 | href: https://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-circle-the-wagons-mean.htm
12 | ---
13 |
14 | colloquially: taking a defensive position; gathering a group of people; working together to protect from external danger
15 |
16 | ## Issues
17 |
18 | "[Circle the wagons] is rooted in stories about "brave pioneers" who were "under attack" by "hostile savages." Hit the pause button.
19 |
20 | Those "brave pioneers" were seeking land that belonged to Native peoples who fought to defend that land, their homes, their moms and their kids. Anyone would do that, but the imagery of "circle the wagons" makes Native peoples out as barbaric and aggressive. Who, in fact, was the aggressor?!
21 |
22 | More facts: The wagons were circled at night in order to keep the cattle enclosed so they wouldn't wander off. I've also read that, if there was an attack, the wagons were too far apart and slow moving to have actually been put into that circle."[1](https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/p/all-you-do-is-complain.html)
23 |
24 | ## Alt Words
25 |
26 | - collect the team
27 | - huddle
28 | - self-protect
29 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Gaslighting
3 | slug: gaslighting
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | flag:
7 | level: tool
8 | text: Outil d'oppression
9 | reading:
10 | - text: '11 signes préoccupant de gaslighting'
11 | href: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting
12 | - text: 'Exemples de gaslighting'
13 | href: https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/6766/gaslighting-examples/
14 | ---
15 |
16 | tactique de manipulation psychologique utilisée pour abuser en faisant pénétrer des doutes, ses observations, ses sentiments de négation dans les propres pensées de la victime, en leur mentant et les désorientant; originaire de la pièce Gaslight (1933) et du film (1944), où un homme change les lumières de la maison, tout en rejetant les observations de sa femme sur les changements.
17 |
18 | ## Impact
19 |
20 | Gaslighting renforce les systèmes de pouvoir, car les abuseurs du gaslighting sont systématiquement dans des positions de dominant où leur parole sera constamment considérée plus importante que celle de leur victime (e.g., personne blanche plutôt qu'une personne de couleur, homme plutôt qu'une femme, personne capable plutôt qu'une personne handicapée, parent plutôt qu'un enfant, directeur plutôt qu'employée, etc). Gaslighting est un comportement et une tactique abusives et oppressifs.
21 |
22 | L'abuseur peut prendre le contrôle de la victime, qui ne fait plus confiance à ses propres perceptions. La victime peut devenir dépendante de son oppresseur, et l'internaliser.
23 |
24 | ## Autres langues
25 |
26 | [English](/definitions/gaslighting)
27 |
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2 | layout: layouts/index.njk
3 | ---
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 | Self-Defined
8 |
9 |
A modern dictionary about us. We define our words, but they don't define us.
10 |
11 |
12 | Self-Defined seeks to provide more inclusive, holistic, and fluid definitions to reflect the diverse perspectives of the modern world.
13 |
14 |
15 | With the foundation of vocabulary, we can begin to understand lived experiences of people different than us. Words can provide us with a sense of identity and allow us to find kinship through common experiences.
16 |
26 |
27 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Gaslighting
3 | slug: gaslighting
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: psychological manipulation tactic used to abuse by instilling doubt in the victim's own thoughts, observations, feelings by denying, misdirecting, and lying to them; from the Gaslight play (1933) and film (1944)
6 | speech: noun
7 | flag:
8 | level: tool
9 | text: Tool of Oppression
10 | reading:
11 | - text: '11 warnings signs of gaslighting'
12 | href: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/here-there-and-everywhere/201701/11-warning-signs-gaslighting
13 | - text: 'Gaslighting examples'
14 | href: https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/6766/gaslighting-examples/
15 | ---
16 |
17 | psychological manipulation tactic used to abuse by instilling doubt in the victim's own thoughts, observations, feelings by denying, misdirecting, and lying to them; originated from the Gaslight play (1933) and film (1944), where a man changes the lights in the house, while denying her observations of the changes.
18 |
19 | ## Impact
20 |
21 | Gaslighting reinforces systems of power, as gaslighting abusers will tend to be in systematically dominant positions where they are intrinsically believed over their victim (e.g., white person over person of colour, man over woman, abled person over disabled person, parent over child, manager over worker, etc). Gaslighting is an abusive and oppressive behaviour and tactic.
22 |
23 | The abuser can become in control of the victim, who now no longer trusts their own perception. The victim can become codependent upon their abuser, and internalise.
24 |
25 | ## Other Languages
26 |
27 | [Français](/definitions/fr_FR/gaslighting)
28 |
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1 |
2 |
3 | ## Description
4 |
5 |
6 | ## Related Issue
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 | ## Motivation and Context
13 |
14 |
15 | ## How Has This Been Tested?
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 | ## Screenshots (if appropriate):
21 |
22 | ## Types of changes
23 |
24 | - [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
25 | - [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
26 | - [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
27 |
28 | ## Checklist:
29 |
30 |
31 | - [ ] I have read the **CONTRIBUTING** document.
32 | - [ ] My code follows the code style of this project.
33 | - [ ] I have added tests to cover my changes.
34 | - [ ] All new and existing tests passed.
35 |
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2 | title: nerd
3 | slug: nerd
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | defined: true
7 | speech: noun
8 | alt_words:
9 | relating to passion:
10 | - aficionado
11 | - enthusiast
12 | - fan
13 | relating to skill or intelligence:
14 | - adept
15 | - expert
16 | - specialist
17 | ---
18 |
19 | "an overly intellectual person, usually obsessive or lacking social skills, focusing their interests on non-mainstream activities, generally highly technical or related to fiction or fantasy narratives. It is used as a stereotype for either derogatory or praising purposes, depending on who's wielding it."
20 | –[Dictionary of Digital Humanities](https://medium.com/dictionary-of-digital-humanities/nerd-b7d61b6f536e)
21 |
22 | ## Self-Identification
23 |
24 | Individuals may use this term to self-identify and to indicate their extreme passion for hobbies and interests. Acknowledging this usage and supporting people who self-identify and reclaim this term can validate the way people perceive their passions as it relates to their identity.
25 |
26 | ## Issues
27 |
28 | When used in reference to someone else without their consent, the term can weaponise a person's passion against them, or bully someone based on their appearance or background.
29 |
30 | ## Impact
31 |
32 | By assigning negativity to the passion that someone exhibits for the things they enjoy, we invalidate their individuality and reduce the enjoyment they derive from their passions. As a result, we may cause these people to abandon hobbies or interests, instilling a feeling of wrongness in finding joy how they see fit (provided their methods of finding joy are not harmful).
33 |
34 | ## See Also
35 |
36 | [Blerd](/definitions/blerd)
37 |
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41 | `;
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1 | ---
2 | title: neo-colonialism
3 | slug: neo-colonialism
4 | speech: noun
5 | excerpt: the continued influence of colonial era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of colonialism
6 | skip_in_table_of_content: true
7 | defined: true
8 | reading:
9 | - text: neo-colonialism - internet encyclopedia of philosophy
10 | href: https://iep.utm.edu/neocolon/
11 | ---
12 |
13 | the continued influence and impact of colonial-era ideologies and practices in a country or region by former dependencies, generally enforced by its own government and/or citizens as a lingering effect of [colonialism](/definitions/colonialism)
14 |
15 | ## Note
16 |
17 | Neo-colonialism is a modern and more pervasive form of imposing ideological and economic dominance on a country after it has been declared independent from its coloniser. The stealth nature of neo-colonialism can be traced to treaties, agreements, and ideologies that have been imparted from the oppressors onto the oppressed from previous dependencies.
18 |
19 | ## Impact
20 |
21 | In most African nations that were colonised by the British empire, western countries' ideals are seen as civilized and the best representation of societal progress. Standards of living that are ancestral are often dismissed as uncivilised and unconventional, erasing what is often thousands of years of culture.
22 |
23 | Governments limiting freedom of speech and other civil liberties of their citizens. A recent manifestation of this is seen in the [2020 #EndSARS campaign in Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_SARS).
24 |
25 | See also: [colonialism](/definitions/colonialism)
26 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: femmes et personnes de couleur
3 | slug: femmes-et-personnes-de-couleur
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | defined: true
7 | excerpt: souvent utilisé comme une expression pour englober "qui n'est pas de couleur blanche, qui n'est pas un homme", cherchant à assurer la solidarité de ces deux groupes ; efface les femmes de couleur, les personnes non binaires
8 | speech: nom
9 | alt_words:
10 | - personnes de couleur et femmes blanches
11 | - personnes de couleur
12 | - personnes blanches non-binaires, et femmes blanches
13 | - trouver des moyens de recadrer les raisons de l'existence de cette dynamique
14 | - ou omettre
15 | reading:
16 | - text: Des " personnes de couleur "
17 | href: https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/france-monde/des-personnes-de-couleur
18 | - text: Comprendre le racisme ordinaire en six leçons
19 | href: https://www.madmoizelle.com/racisme-ordinaire-lecons-amie-noire-372273
20 | - text: Personne de couleur
21 | href: https://www.linternaute.fr/dictionnaire/fr/definition/personne-de-couleur/
22 | ---
23 |
24 | souvent utilisé comme une expression pour englober "qui n'est pas de couleur blanche, qui n'est pas un homme", cherchant à assurer la solidarité de ces deux groupes
25 |
26 | ## Problèmes
27 |
28 | Qu'en est-il des femmes de couleur ? En tant que femme de couleur, je suis partagée à la fois entre les femmes et les personnes de couleur.
29 |
30 | ## Impact
31 |
32 | De ce fait, cette expression suscite un sentiment d'effacement chez les femmes de couleur. Elle néglige également les
33 | personnes [non-binaires](/definitions/fr_FR/non-binaire).
34 |
35 | ## Autres langues
36 |
37 | [English](/definitions/women-and-people-of-colour)
38 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Master Slave
3 | slug: master-slave
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | alt_words:
7 | - Agency & Operatives
8 | - Leader & Follower
9 | - Main & Secondary
10 | - Parent & Child, Helpers, or Workers
11 | - Primary & Replica
12 | - Primary & Secondary
13 | - Trunk & Branch
14 | reading:
15 | - text: Rename Your Git Branch From Master To Main
16 | href: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/EasilyRenameYourGitDefaultBranchFromMasterToMain.aspx
17 | ---
18 |
19 | A model of asymmetric communication or control where one device or process has total control over one or more other components.
20 |
21 | ## Issues
22 |
23 | Master/slave terminology is problematic because it serves as a reminder that slavery was and continues to be a globally institutionalised practice. Yet, this type of offensive language is still used casually in many programming languages.
24 |
25 | ## Impact
26 |
27 | The outdated "master/slave" convention has strong associations with slavery which is exclusionary to members of our community who may continue to live with the negative impacts of slavery. It also demonstrates how pervasive and casual racism is throughout our culture and language.
28 |
29 | ## Usage Tip
30 |
31 | Seek to change any existing "master/slave" terminology to one of the suggested terms, as there are many alternative terminologies to describe the relationship between two components, many of which are much more specific. Avoid creating new projects with this terminology.
32 |
33 | Even if you may not be negatively impacted by this terminology, it can negatively impact other existing and prospective contributors onto your project. The terminology isn't so unique that it's irreplaceable; the lift tends to be trivial in comparison to the potential impact.
34 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: guys
3 | slug: guys
4 | defined: false
5 | speech: noun
6 | reading:
7 | - text: Hey Guys
8 | href: https://heyguys.cc/
9 | - text: Online etymology dictionary
10 | href: https://www.etymonline.com/word/guy
11 | alt_words:
12 | - all
13 | - comrades
14 | - everyone
15 | - folks
16 | - friends
17 | - peeps
18 | - people
19 | - team
20 | - y'all
21 | - yinz
22 | ---
23 |
24 | colloquially, a group of people (or, a person when singular); its origin comes from Guy Fawkes, a man, and thus, historically referenced a man or men/fellow or fellows.
25 |
26 | ## Issues
27 |
28 | "Hey guys" is a common English salutation for groups of people. However, as guys is not gender-neutral, people can feel excluded when addressed as "guys."
29 |
30 | ## Impact
31 |
32 | "Guys" is unnecessarily gendered language. Gendered language often reinforces the gender binary, which excludes non-binary people. Even within the gender binary, gendered language tends to favour men, (e.g., congressmen, mankind, etc) which can reinforce that people who don't identify as men do not belong in these spaces, particularly when the data shows that they are already mostly comprising men and dominated by men (who represent the leadership, for one example).
33 |
34 | Additionally, for many trans women, people who are trans non-binary, agender, and/or gender non-conforming in particular, it can be triggering to be referred to as a "guy."
35 |
36 | ## Avoiding Monoliths
37 |
38 | While some people who don't identify as men are not bothered by being called guys when they don't identify as men, they do not represent all people in their groups. We should be working to reduce harm, not establish universal consensus. Plenty of more inclusive alternates exist that avoid gendered language altogether.
39 |
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2 | {%- if words | isArray -%}
3 | {# Array #}
4 |
11 | {%- else -%}
12 | {# Object #}
13 | {# With class="", the list loses padding via the CSS reset style. #}
14 | {# For multi-level category support, we may want an actual class. #}
15 |
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46 | {% endif %}
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30 | attributes:
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32 | description: Translations will always be shared with our community to review, but we recognise that many languages are not yet widely represented. We always want to ensure all entries are peer-reviewed by as many folks as possible.
33 | options:
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1 | ---
2 | title: Oriental
3 | slug: oriental
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: racist alternative to Asian/Asian-American; embodies Eastern culture as "strange, exotic, dirty, effeminate, weak" as explained in Edward Said's book Orientalism
6 | flag:
7 | text: 'racist term'
8 | level: avoid
9 | speech: noun or adj.
10 | alt_words:
11 | - Asian or Asian-American when you're uncertain. However, when possible, be as specific as possible. If you know or can ask someone's ethnicity, it's better to be specific such as Korean-Canadian or Vietnamese-American.
12 | reading:
13 | - text: "ThoughtCo: Avoid these five racial terms"
14 | href: https://www.thoughtco.com/avoid-these-five-racial-terms-2834959
15 | - text: "'Oriental': Rugs, Not People"
16 | href: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112465167?storyId=112465167
17 | ---
18 |
19 | ## Issues
20 |
21 | The word Oriental is rooted in the concept of Orientalism, which is strongly articulated by Edward Said in eponymous book, _Orientalism_. In his book, Said illustrates the Orient as being the observed "other" or "foreigner," whereas the Occident (or the West) is centred as the default. All Eastern culture is prescribed through this imperialist, pejorative lens, where it is deemed as strange, exotic, dirty, effeminate, and weak. By presenting Eastern culture through this lens, Western culture may set itself up for dominance through cultural hegemony and colonisation.
22 |
23 | Calling someone Oriental reinforces those hegemonic ideas even if you're unaware of its historical context.
24 |
25 | ## Impact
26 |
27 | By continuing use of this term, we are perpetuating anti-Asian sentiments and the centralisation of Western (i.e., Occidental) imperialism. Diverse Asian people, nations, and cultures are flattened into one caricature of itself, which is dehumanising.
28 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
3 | slug: obsessive-compulsive-disorder
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | text: Medical Appropriation
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: a mental illness usually embodied by unwanted repeated thoughts (obsession) coupled with repeated behaviour, routine, or action (compulsion); often misused to highlight personality quirks or fussiness usually involved with cleaning
9 | speech: noun
10 | alt_words:
11 | - conscientious
12 | - exact
13 | - fastidious
14 | - fussy
15 | - meticulous
16 | - nitpicky
17 | - particular
18 | - precise
19 | - quirky
20 | - thorough
21 | ---
22 |
23 | a mental illness usually embodied by unwanted repeated thoughts (obsession) coupled with repeated behaviour, routine, or action (compulsion)
24 |
25 | ## Issues
26 |
27 | OCD is commonly misused to highlight personality quirks or fussiness, usually involving a preference for order or cleanliness. Use of 'OCD' as a noun or adjective in this manner diminishes the actual condition, resulting in reductive and over-normalised perception of a someone with these specific mental or psychiatric disabilities.
28 |
29 | ## Impact
30 |
31 | By conflating arbitrary quirks or behaviours with OCD, we are invalidating OCD as a medical condition and the people who experience it. Generally by using medically appropriative language, we are invalidating the existences of people with OCD, minimising their experiences, perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
32 |
33 | ## Usage Tip
34 |
35 | Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling. In this case, be particularly aware if the behaviour is actually unwanted or uncontrollable.
36 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Barbaric
3 | slug: barbaric
4 | flag:
5 | text: 'Neo-Colonial/Racist slur'
6 | level: 'avoid'
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: Something which is obscenely cruel; primitive; unsophisticated. In modern day usage, you can notice this rhetoric being employed almost always for the purpose of demonizing "foreign" (more often than not from the global south) cultures.
9 | speech: adjective
10 | reading:
11 | - text: 'is the word barbarian a slur?'
12 | href: https://seetobehumanityearth.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/is-the-term-barbarian-a-slur/
13 | - text: 'Barbarian wiki'
14 | href: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarian
15 | alt_words:
16 | - cruel
17 | - vicious
18 | - obscene
19 | - feral
20 | ---
21 |
22 | something which is obscenely cruel; primitive; unsophisticated
23 |
24 | ## Issues
25 |
26 | Barbarian originates from the Greek word _bárbaros_ meaning "babbler", to denote the "unintelligible sounds" (_"bar bar bar"_) made by foreign speakers.
27 | Similar words exist in many other languages, for the identical purpose labeling a "strange"/"foreign" person/culture.
28 |
29 | In modern day usage, you can notice this rhetoric being employed almost always for the purpose of demonizing "foreign" (more often than not from the global south) cultures - cultures that need to be civilized;
30 | cultures that need to be colonized to rescue them from themselves. A perfect lingual weapon for warmongers and racists alike. Equally repulsive sibling of "savage".
31 |
32 | ## Impact
33 |
34 | When you use words, that are in vogue primarily inside circles of bigots, with racist etymologies, it's a wilful act of violence, ignorance and an indication to the vilified and minoritised communities that their history of wounds and abuses are inconsequential to our words.
35 |
36 | ## Usage Tip
37 |
38 | Avoid words that have obscene etymologies. There is almost always a better alternative: an inclusive and a less hurtful one.
39 |
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2 | title: performative allyship
3 | slug: performative-allyship
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: when an individual or group of power/majority/privilege (e.g., white, male, abled, unqueer, etc) loudly profess(es) their actions in the name of 'allyship,' while actively conducting harm to, taking focus away from, and generally being unhelpful towards the group they claim to support, often to receive praise and attention, without taking critical action to dismantle the systems of harm.
6 | speech: noun
7 | flag:
8 | level: tool
9 | text: White Supremacy Tool
10 | reading:
11 | - text: 'Are you practicing performative allyship?'
12 | href: http://affinitymagazine.us/2017/07/09/are-you-practicing-performative-allyship/
13 | - text: 'Is This Your Queen? Ellen Pompeo, Growth and Performative White Allyship'
14 | href: https://www.theroot.com/is-this-your-queen-ellen-pompeo-growth-and-performati-1830593400
15 | - text: 'Performative allyship: what it is, what it looks like, and why we want to avoid it.'
16 | href: https://www.scarymommy.com/performative-allyship-what-it-is-what-it-looks-like-and-why-we-want-to-avoid-it/
17 | ---
18 |
19 | when an individual or group of power/majority/privilege (e.g., white, male, abled, unqueer, etc) loudly profess(es) their actions in the name of 'allyship,' while actively conducting harm to, taking focus away from, and generally being unhelpful towards the group they claim to support, often to receive praise and attention, without taking critical action to dismantle the systems of harm.
20 |
21 | ## Impact
22 |
23 | Performative allyship detracts from the stories of the oppressed and the impact that oppression has on them in favour of the stories of the oppressors and their intent to help. The cost of performative allyship can also be that the stories of the oppressed people are appropriated, watered down, and inaccurately retold by people who should not be telling those stories.
24 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: Fatphobia
3 | slug: fatphobia
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: the fear, hatred, and stigmitasation of fat people.
6 | speech: noun
7 | skip_in_table_of_content: true
8 | flag:
9 | level: warning
10 | text: content warning
11 | reading:
12 | - text: Sizeism and Fatphobia
13 | href: https://www.srhweek.ca/providers/people-and-communities/sizeism-and-fatphobia/
14 | - text: 'Anti-Oppression: Anti-Fatmisia'
15 | href: https://simmons.libguides.com/anti-oppression/anti-fatmisia
16 | ---
17 |
18 | the fear, hatred, and stigmitasation of fat people.
19 |
20 | ## Issues
21 |
22 | Fatphobia is the racialised, classist, and ableist tool of oppression that codifies a “ideal” body type that centres a white, Western aesthetic, demands time and resources that people may not have, and attempts to correlate thinness and heathliness—perpetuating white supremacist violence against people of colour, perpetuates classist oppression of people living with limited resources, and the ableist idea of healthiness as an indicator of human value.
23 |
24 | ## Impact
25 |
26 | A history of being ignored and shamed prevents many fat people from visiting medical professionals even if they have the financial and physical means to do so. Medical professionals hold fatphobic biases and often prescribe weight loss as a default instead of listening to their fat patients' concerns.
27 |
28 | Employers will pay fat employees less than their thin colleagues and offer them no protection from weight stigma in the workplace, as their fatphobic biases lead to their perception of fat employees as lazy, less intelligent, and unmotivated.
29 |
30 | Law enforcement officers are less likely to believe fat people reporting sexual assaults, as their fatphobic biases lead them to think of fat people as unattractive, not sexually active, or undesirable.
31 |
32 | ## Note
33 |
34 | While fatphobia is a more widely known term, many prefer fatmisia, as [-misia] means hate or hatred of, which more accurately describes the prejudice and discrimination.
35 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: colonialism
3 | slug: colonialism
4 | speech: noun
5 | excerpt: the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance
6 | sub_terms:
7 | - text: modern
8 | full_title: modern colonialism
9 | - text: neo-
10 | full_title: neo-colonialism
11 | - text: settler
12 | full_title: settler colonialism
13 | - text: Western
14 | full_title: Western colonialism
15 | defined: true
16 | reading:
17 | - text: A brief context of colonialism
18 | href: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/
19 | ---
20 |
21 | the act of forcing a group of people in a region or country to live under the policies and ideologies of an invading government or group of people for the purposes of asserting geo-political dominance.
22 |
23 | ## Note
24 |
25 | Though [often associated with imperialism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/colonialism/), the two words have different Latin etymologies that drive how the connotation of colonialism and the word colony have evolved. The most notable instances of colonialism to the general public are Western colonialism and recently, neo-colonialism.
26 |
27 | The practice of colonialism was most prominent with the British, Ottoman, and other European empires upon regions in the Americas, Asia, and Africa where slave trade(s) was(were) implemented as an economic vehicle. Contrary to popular belief, the colonialism also affected people of European descent, most notably, the Irish. Some studies have tried to [clarify the question](https://www.jstor.org/stable/20720270?seq=1) of whether or not this is true, but they tend to be written by non-Native researchers, therefore muting a much needed context. Be mindful when researching this topic to note the origin of the researchers with respect to the colonies and colonisers that they are writing about.
28 |
29 | Also see [neo-colonialism](/definitions/neo-colonialism) for an extension on this concept.
30 |
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3 | parent:
4 | title: Documentation
5 | href: '/documentation'
6 | ---
7 |
8 |
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10 |
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When should I open an issue versus a pull request (PR)?
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Open PR
14 |
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20 |
21 |
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22 |
23 |
24 |
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25 |
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30 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: sane
3 | slug: sane
4 | flag:
5 | text: 'Medical appropriation'
6 | level: avoid
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: of sound mind, mentally healthy; the connotation that sanity ((being neurotypical or mentally well and abled) is good implies that insanity (being neurodivergent or mentally ill and disabled) is bad
9 | speech: noun
10 | alt_words:
11 | - logical
12 | - mindful
13 | - reasonable
14 | - sound
15 | - thoughtful
16 | - well-conceived
17 | - well-constructed
18 | - well-tested
19 | reading:
20 | - text: Stack Exchange
21 | href: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/282282/near-universally-applicable-alternative-to-sanity-check
22 | ---
23 |
24 | of sound mind, mentally healthy
25 |
26 | ## Issues
27 |
28 | While "[insane](/definitions/insane)" might seem more obvious to people as an ableist word to use, the subtle connotation that sanity is good implicitly suggests that _insanity_, its opposite, is bad.
29 |
30 | Connoting sanity (which is an assessment of a person's neurological status—a medical condition that largely can't be changed) with being well-thought out, reasonable, sensible (or mindful of an event or series of events) reinforces the ableist idea that sanity (being neurotypical or mentally well and abled) is good, and its opposite of insanity (being neurodivergent or mentally ill and disabled), is bad.
31 |
32 | ## Impact
33 |
34 | Using "sane" reinforces the system that excludes mentally ill and disabled people, reinforcing negative biases against them. Using this language causes harm to mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled people.
35 |
36 | By using this ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
37 |
38 | ## Usage Tip
39 |
40 | Be more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what criteria we hope our test can meet and what kind of feedback we're hoping to gain.
41 |
42 | ## Read also
43 |
44 | - [sanity check](/definitions/sanity-check)
45 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: third-world country
3 | slug: third-world-country
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | flag:
7 | level: avoid
8 | warning: colonialist language
9 |
10 | ---
11 |
12 | describes a country that doesn’t quite align with Western ideology or the Western image of society. (_Also common are terms such as “third-world” (adj.), “first-world”, “developing/developed nations”, etc._)
13 |
14 | ## History
15 |
16 | “Three worlds” terminology originally arose during the cold war to define countries that were aligned with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (“1st world”), aligned with the Warsaw Pact (“2nd world”), or non-aligned (“3rd world”). Because many third-world countries were economically poor, it became common to refer to poor countries as third-world.
17 |
18 | ## Issues
19 |
20 | First off, the term is archaic and refers to a /_NATO vs The Communists_/ worldview that is no longer relevant. Secondly, and more importantly, it presupposes a hierarchy between countries, ranked by Western ideals and homogeneity. Western ideology is a fairly narrow way to perceive global socioeconomics. In the words of [Zeeshan Aleem](_https://www.mic.com/articles/107686/why-you-shouldn-t-call-poor-nations-third-world-countries_): “Social democracy in Scandinavia, oil-funded theocracy in Saudi Arabia, and a one-party, partially planned, partially free market economy in China are all vastly different models for generating and harnessing prosperity.”
21 |
22 | ## Impact
23 |
24 | This language is wrought in Western or American/Anglo-centric worldview. It treats any country, region, or culture that didn't or doesn't follow the Western ideal of "progress" or "development", et al., as lesser. It lacks context and is dehumanizing to those people.
25 |
26 | ## Usage Tip
27 |
28 | Be more specific or contextual. If we mean “countries with high infant mortality rates”, or “countries experiencing an HIV/AIDS outbreak”, we probably ought to say that. It’s much more clear to be specific. Further, consider the context of what we replace the phrase with — are we still imposing Western/colonialist values with our language?)
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1 | ---
2 | title: -misia
3 | slug: -misia
4 | speech: noun
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: from Greek for hate or hatred
7 | sub_terms:
8 | - text: Fat
9 | full_title: fatmisia
10 | - text: Islam
11 | full_title: Islamomisia
12 | - text: Trans
13 | full_title: transmisia
14 | reading:
15 | - text: Beatley Library Anti-Oppression Guide
16 | href: https://simmons.libguides.com/anti-oppression#s-lib-ctab-10174165-1
17 | - text: "Anti-Oppression: Anti-Fatmisia"
18 | href: https://simmons.libguides.com/anti-oppression/anti-fatmisia
19 | ---
20 |
21 | from Greek for hate or hatred
22 |
23 | ## Use
24 |
25 | -Misia can be appended to minoritised identifiers that are targeted for hate, such as fat (fatmisia), trans (transmisia), or Islam (Islamomisia).
26 |
27 | ## Issues
28 |
29 | -Phobia is Greek for 'fear of'.
30 |
31 | When used as a suffix in the context of Islamophobia, transphobia, or fatphobia, it is implied that the individual or group has a _fear_ of individuals and communities who identify in those ways. Rather than a direct translation, however, the implication and subtext of these terms is one of prejudice and discrimination. Using the term phobia falsely masks hate as fear.
32 |
33 | Additionally, people with anxiety disorders and mental illness can also experience phobias, so conflating prejudice and discrimination (attitudes and behaviours that can be changed) with medical conditions that cannot be changed additionally harms people who experience phobias from their anxiety disorders.
34 |
35 | As such, using the term phobia removes the responsibility from those who exhibit prejudice and discrimination as it implies it is outside of their control.
36 |
37 | ## Impact
38 |
39 | Hateful actions of prejudice and discrimination are unfairly conflated with mental illness. It can create a false parallel where one could imply that actual phobias are something that can be controlled, which harms people who experience actual phobias.
40 |
41 | Meanwhile, people exhibiting prejudice and discrimination are given excuses for their bigoted behaviour and not held accountable for their actions.
42 |
43 | ## Preferable To
44 |
45 | -phobia
46 |
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3 | @each $name, $value in $colors {
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7 |
8 | // map the raw colours to abstract names in standard color mode
9 | // we map the colour values here to prepare for dark mode
10 | // with these mapping we express the _design intention_ rather than the colour value
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12 | --clr-primary: var(--clr-red);
13 | --clr-secondary: var(--clr-green);
14 | --clr-foreground: var(--clr-black);
15 | --clr-foreground-transparent: var(--clr-black-transparent);
16 | --clr-background: white;
17 | --clr-accent: var(--clr-pink);
18 | --clr-border-main: var(--clr-dark-grey);
19 |
20 | --clr-positive: var(--clr-green);
21 | --clr-positive-text: var(--clr-dark-green);
22 | --clr-positive-background: var(--clr-pale-green);
23 |
24 | --clr-warning: var(--clr-yellow);
25 | --clr-warning-background: var(--clr-pale-yellow);
26 | --clr-warning-text: var(--clr-dark-yellow);
27 |
28 | --clr-avoid: var(--clr-red);
29 | --clr-avoid-background: var(--clr-pink);
30 | --clr-avoid-text: var(--clr-dark-red);
31 | }
32 |
33 | // update colors which need to change in dark mode
34 | @mixin color-scheme-dark {
35 | --clr-foreground: var(--clr-light-grey);
36 | --clr-foreground-transparent: var(--clr-white-transparent);
37 | --clr-background: var(--clr-black);
38 | --clr-accent: var(--clr-berry);
39 |
40 | --clr-positive-text: var(--clr-pale-green);
41 | --clr-positive-background: var(--clr-dark-green);
42 |
43 | --clr-warning-background: var(--clr-dark-yellow);
44 | --clr-warning-text: var(--clr-pale-yellow);
45 |
46 | --clr-avoid-background: var(--clr-dark-red);
47 | --clr-avoid-text: var(--clr-pink);
48 | }
49 |
50 | :root {
51 | @include raw-color-names();
52 |
53 | @include color-scheme-light();
54 |
55 | --auto-grid-min-size: 17rem;
56 | --l-gap: 1rem;
57 | }
58 |
59 | @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
60 | :root:not([data-user-theme='light']) {
61 | @include color-scheme-dark();
62 | }
63 | }
64 |
65 | :root[data-user-theme='dark'] {
66 | @include color-scheme-dark();
67 | }
68 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: optical allyship
3 | slug: optical-allyship
4 | defined: true
5 | speech: noun
6 | flag:
7 | level: tool
8 | text: White Supremacy Tool
9 | reading:
10 | - text: 'We are not interested in Optical Allyship (origin)'
11 | href: https://www.instagram.com/p/BiPDZkbFJFY/?hl=en
12 | - text: 'If You Want To Be Anti-Racist, This Non-Optical Allyship Guide Is Required Reading'
13 | href: https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/non-optical-ally-guide
14 | - text: 'What Is Optical Allyship? 3 Ways To Be Actively Anti-Racist'
15 | href: https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-optical-allyship-3-ways-to-be-actively-anti-racist-22956518
16 | - text: 'What is optical allyship? Ways you can support the BLM movement apart from spreading hashtags'
17 | href: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/what-is-optical-allyship-ways-you-can-support-the-blm-movement-apart-from-spreading-hashtags/ar-BB15cJgz
18 | ---
19 |
20 | a form of allyship.
21 |
22 | when an individual or group of power/majority/privilege (e.g., white, male, abled, unqueer, etc) creates a public display in the name of 'allyship,' serving only themselves and not the group they claim to support, often to receive praise and attention, without taking critical action to dismantle the systems of harm.
23 |
24 | > allyship that only serves at the surface level to platform the 'ally,' it makes a statement but doesn’t go beneath the surface and is not aimed at breaking away from the systems of power that oppress.
25 |
26 | ## Related Words
27 |
28 | performative allyship, corporate blackface, non-optical allyship
29 |
30 | ## Impact
31 |
32 | Optical allyship detracts from the stories of the oppressed and the impact that oppression has on them in favour of the stories of the oppressors and their intent to help. Optical allyship centres the perspectives of the oppressor. The cost of optical allyship can also be that the stories of the oppressed people are appropriated, watered down, and inaccurately retold by people who should not be telling those stories. For example, in #BlackOutTuesday, many rushed to publicly respond without understanding the intent which "derailed the conversation."
33 |
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/11ty/definitions/corporate-blackface.md:
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2 | title: Corporate Blackface
3 | slug: 'corporate-blackface'
4 | speech: noun
5 | defined: true
6 | excerpt: the idea that corporations publicly declare support of the Black Lives Matter movement, often with vague language, without actually committing to or implementing real, systemic change within their company to support Black employees, clients, customers, and community
7 | reading:
8 | - text: You Can Keep The Corporate Blackface
9 | href: https://www.tanyavital.com/news/keep-the-corporate-black-face
10 | - text: Executives need to move beyond 'corporate blackface'
11 | href: https://www.ft.com/content/77506820-deac-47b8-a44c-e588a5b8b92d
12 |
13 | ---
14 |
15 | the idea that corporations publicly declare support of the Black Lives Matter movement, often with vague language, without actually committing to or implementing real, systemic change within their company to support Black employees, clients, customers, and community
16 |
17 | ## Examples
18 |
19 | When a company:
20 |
21 | - releases statements, claiming to support Black lives, but fails to fix the toxicity and discrimination against Black people within their own company culture
22 | - openly showcases illustrations and or stock photography of Black people in its marketing materials, but doesn't actually include them in any of its teams and/or user research
23 | - has an all-white leadership team and tweets about its support of Black Lives Matter without addressing its complicity within white supremacy
24 | - does little to impact policy that disproportionately and negatively influences their Black employees, clients, and/or customers
25 | - claims to care about diversity and representation, but then retaliates against/terminates a Black employee for identifying and speaking out on anti-Blackness they experience in the workplace
26 | - no longer actively tries to increase diversity and inclusion in their company after Black Lives Matter is no longer trending on social media
27 |
28 | While the list above is finite, there are many more ways that corporations show again and again that they only really care about their image, rather than Black lives.
29 |
30 | ## Related Words
31 |
32 | [digital blackface](/definitions/digital-blackface)
33 |
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2 | title: hysterical
3 | slug: hysterical
4 | defined: true
5 | excerpt: feeling or showing uncontrollable outburst of emotion; casually, very funny
6 | speech: adjective
7 | flag:
8 | level: avoid
9 | text: sexist
10 | reading:
11 | - text: Etymoline
12 | href: https://www.etymonline.com/word/hysterical
13 | - text: On the sexist etimology of “hysteria,” and what academia did about it
14 | href: https://medium.com/@peacelovetrig/on-the-sexist-etimology-of-hysteria-and-what-academia-did-about-it-ef98815ddb6c
15 | - text: Hysteria, Is the Medical Condition Mental, Physical, or Made Up?
16 | href: https://www.newsweek.com/hysteria-medical-condition-mental-physical-or-made-66277
17 | ---
18 |
19 | feeling or showing uncontrollable outburst of emotion; casually: very funny
20 |
21 | ## Issues
22 |
23 | Hysteria originates from the Greek word _hysterikos_ or "of the womb." The Greeks believed that hysteria was something that moved through a woman's body and caused ailments.
24 |
25 | Hysteria was once an official medical condition that was primarily diagnosed in women. (It has since been disbanded into other disorders, such as conversion and disassociative disorders.) So, as medical professionals believed men did not have uteruses\*, medical professionals would not diagnose men with hysteria (even though they were experiencing the same symptoms of conversion disorder).
26 |
27 | \*Editor's Note: This concept that men cannot have uteruses is reflective of the medical context, not the belief of the editor.
28 |
29 | ## Impact
30 |
31 | Gender-codified and sexist language perpetuates harmful stereotypes that reinforce patriarchical ideas. In the case of hysteria, it perpetuates the false stereotype of women as being unreasonable, irrational, and not in control of their emotions. Harmful stereotypes can cause women to not be believed, to have their experiences invalidated, and be tone-policed.
32 |
33 | Defining gender by sexual organs can also perpetuate transphobic and anti-trans definitions, where gender is falsely defined by sexual organs.
34 |
35 | Medical conditions believed to be defined by sex and gender are reductive and can lead to misdiagnosis.
36 |
37 | ## Alt Words
38 |
39 | If intending **funny** connotation, try: funny; hilarious; comedic.
40 |
41 | If intending **panic** connotation, try: panicked, petrified, startled.
42 |
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1 | ---
2 | title: tone-deaf
3 | slug: tone-deaf
4 | flag:
5 | text: 'Medical appropriation'
6 | level: avoid
7 | defined: true
8 | excerpt: amusia, a neurological disorder that can be congenital (from birth) or acquired (due to comorbidity or injury) that results in the inability to differentiate speech, loss of ability to sing or produce pitch, or other disassociations with music (like rhythm); colloquially, when something is insensitive or poorly thought through.
9 | speech: adjective
10 | alt_words:
11 | - badly drawn
12 | - in poor taste
13 | - insensitive
14 | - negligent
15 | - not thought through
16 | - unaware
17 | - poorly-conceived
18 | reading:
19 | - text: 'Less well-known ableist language'
20 | href: https://thisisforyoucarrie.blog/2018/01/07/less-well-known-ableist-language/
21 | - text: 'Quora: Is tone-deaf ableist?'
22 | href: https://www.quora.com/Is-the-term-tone-deaf-ableist?share=1
23 | ---
24 |
25 | amusia, a neurological disorder that can be congenital (from birth) or acquired (due to comorbidity or injury) that results in the inability to differentiate speech, loss of ability to sing or produce pitch, or other disassociations with music (like rhythm); colloquially, when something is insensitive or poorly thought through.
26 |
27 | ## Appropriate Usage
28 |
29 | Referring the medical condition (amusia) as described above
30 |
31 | ## Inappropriate Usage
32 |
33 | As a literary metaphor for insensitive or negligent
34 |
35 | ## Issues
36 |
37 | Connoting negligence with a medical disorder implies that actions we can control (bad choices) are the same as actions that cannot necessarily be controlled (deafness). It reinforces the discriminatory idea that disability is bad.
38 |
39 | ## Impact
40 |
41 | Using the word tone-deaf reinforces the idea that Deaf and/or non-speaking/non-verbal people are somehow less than and that disability is bad (see [Ableism](/definitions/ableism)).
42 |
43 | By using ableist language, we are perpetuating violence against people who experience mental or psychological disabilities. Using this language perpetuates those systems and language of harm, regardless of our intent.
44 |
45 | ## Usage Tip
46 |
47 | Be mindful if you're referring to the medical condition or using it as a literary metaphor. If the latter, substitute by being more specific. Typically we can find an alternate definition by taking time to reflect on what emotion we're really feeling.
48 |
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2 | title: peanut gallery
3 | slug: peanut-gallery
4 | flag:
5 | level: avoid
6 | text: Racist Term
7 | defined: true
8 | speech: noun
9 | reading:
10 | - text: 'Words and Phrases That Sting: "Peanut Gallery" and "Sold Down the River"'
11 | href: http://www.theinclusionsolution.me/author/maryfwinters/
12 | - text: '11 racist and offensive phrases that people still use all the time'
13 | href: https://www.businessinsider.com/offensive-phrases-that-people-still-use-2013-11
14 | alt_words:
15 | - disrupters
16 | - hecklers
17 | ---
18 |
19 | a group of people who are giving unsolicited (and unvalued) advice. Before microphones and opera glasses were common, balcony seats were the least desireable in Vaudeville theaters and were typically where Black people sat. The term "peanut gallery" became a nickname for these seats, in part due to the peanuts being served at the theatre that were rumored to be thrown at the performers on stage to convey patrons' disapproval.
20 |
21 | ## Issues
22 |
23 | The term perpetuates and reinforces the historic silencing of Black voices and speaking of them in a pejorative nature. Phrases such as "no comments from the peanut gallery" or "quiet in the peanut gallery" are extensions of the name.
24 |
25 | ## Impact
26 |
27 | The phrase implies that the opinions expressed by those from the gallery were unsolicited, unwarranted and unhelpful, which then perpetrates that Black people's critiques are irrelevant or insignificant. This is particularly problematic when they are critiquing oppressive systems and their oppressors. Using such terms perpetuate the imbalance of power and the delegitimisation of their critiques.
28 |
29 | By continuing the use of the term, rooted in its subordination to white power structures, regardless of whether we intend to carry its racist origins or not, we are contributing to the perpetuating of harm against Black people and their voices. Seemingly small actions like this contribute to the normalisation of the harm.
30 |
31 | Denying the etymology or power of the word as irrelevant is denying the history of its strength: "Peanut gallery" has been used to dehumanise Black people and their voices, which leads to justify oppressing them or denying their rights.
32 |
33 | ## Usage Tip
34 |
35 | Consider context and the power you possess in an interaction. The term becomes even worse if you are using it in reference to a group of Black people and you are non-Black. You are carrying the historical power you have in your usage.
36 |
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