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Suggest alternatives to „insane“ #432

Open Ryuno-Ki opened 3 years ago

Ryuno-Ki commented 3 years ago

Hey there,

recently, I observed that my environment is using the word „insane“ quite often.

Calling that out as ableist does not help them much, because they ask for alternative words.

Recently I ran into https://therollingexplorer.com/ableist-language-to-avoid-and-acceptable-alternatives-insane-edition/ and would propose to evaluate the alternatives suggested there:

Insane

  • Wild
  • Bananas
  • Odd
  • Strange
  • Eccentric
  • Outlandish
  • Silly
  • Ignorant
  • Ridiculous
  • Unnatural
  • Outrageous
  • Out of this world
  • Exciting
  • Infatuated
  • Passionate
  • Enthusiastic
  • Impractical
  • Senseless

Insanity

  • Foolishness
  • Silliness
  • Irrationality
  • Absurdity
  • Ridiculousness

I am not sure how to credit the source properly. Are there words you would like to add or remove?

I'm willing to create a PR once those questions are answered.

tatianamac commented 3 years ago

@Ryuno-Ki Thanks for submitting another issue, especially after I was so slow to respond last time. 😅 I fully support this issue!

1️⃣ Words to add remove: Immediate additions are "bizarre, odd, peculiar, intense, weird" and "intensity, peculiarity, oddness," respectively. Getting a starting list helps other folks chime in with further examples/more nuance. 2️⃣ Source: We can add it to the "Further Reading" section and in-text add citations, similar to how we've handled it here: ADD/ADHD.

If you're able/willing to submit a PR, I'd be happy to review!

Ryuno-Ki commented 3 years ago

I'm away this weekend, but will try to set aside some time next week. If someone has time earlier, please go ahead and fill a PR. No hard feelings from my end.

Ryuno-Ki commented 3 years ago

I'm too tired to come up with something that rolls on the tongue, but I got started with #434.