> I reject the notion that anyone hearing or reading a word from this list could possibly experience anything properly categorized as "harm".
If you don't feel uncomfortable for any of these words or phrases, then consider yourself fortunate; it does not apply to you. But don't dismiss it because you're not offended for any of the words, just be fortunate it's not a problem you have.
I had a bottom 0.01%(probably lower) childhood (don't ask.)
This list is in itself offensive. Multiple entries try to force words into negative territory. This includes words previously used to be inclusive and presumably words from this list of "alternatives" will be in a future list.
People, all people, need to stop being offended on "my behalf." Especially people with a job that entitles them to work on something full of self-realizable hypocrisies like: "Additionally, one can never know what may or may not trigger a particular person."
For those curious: I have worked all my life to see my "off-center brain chemistry" in a positive light. I do not under any circumstances want some person telling me OCD is offensive.
Take half your paycheck and save some lives. Have a reason to actually feel good about yourself.
If the mere mention of a non-insult is enough to provoke notable discomfort, that is an issue to be examined in therapy. It is not something to be resolved by the judicial system or some grotesque approximation thereof.
You feeling uncomfortable, or even offended, isn't even remotely what most people consider "harm", and frankly it's a little bit offensive that the equivalence has been made.
Are you personally offended by any of these words (except the ones that are obvious slurs, I mean)? I would love to hear a first person account, since they seem to be absent from this discussion.
If you don't feel uncomfortable for any of these words or phrases, then consider yourself fortunate; it does not apply to you. But don't dismiss it because you're not offended for any of the words, just be fortunate it's not a problem you have.