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To: one_less who wrote (6203)	5/20/2003 2:56:03 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

"This was intended to help them qualify for the funding that would ensure adequate or appropriate services" That wasn't the intent of creating IQ differentials. That was an evolvement which had nothing to do with the original science.

To: one_less who wrote (6203)	5/20/2003 11:16:28 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7720

Idiot and moron were once simply clinical labels that offered a categorization for persons with a particular IQ score. This was intended to help them qualify for the funding that would ensure adequate or appropriate services. We don't use those words these days except when trying to purvey a combative tone. It seems that we must always come up with new euphemisms. Handicapped was the new word because cripple was considered to negative. Then in recent years some degree of effort was put forth to promote terms like "differently abled", "handicapable", and "special". None of them really stuck but I think eventually something will, and handicapped will be considered out of date and mean. Even with words that don't deal with differing ability. "Negro", gave way to "black" and now in many cases to "African American". More people are using "Latino" instead of "Hispanic". "Indian" has been replaced by "Native American" and so on. Of course words become obsolete, languages changes, nothing unusual about that, but these old words are often considered insulting not just archaic or odd. Tim