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is pointless as long as the social stigma still survives. The new vocabulary gets caught up in a euphemism treadmill whereby the underlying harmful intent never changes.

politically correct language is pointless as long as the social stigma still survives. political correctness suffers from a cyclical bully problem: new words replace hurtful language, but individuals remain stuck on a 'euphemism treadmill.' 'Disabled' becomes 'physically challenged' and then 'differently abled.' A 'toilet' was itself a euphemism, until making way for more polite words like 'water-closet,' and then those were replaced by 'restroom,' and 'lavatory'. 'mouth breather' becomes 'a person whose breathing may or may not be inhibited by a deviated septum. The problem is the new vocabulary tends to be taken up by the same individuals with the same intent in other words, the underlying harmful intent never changes. (O'Neil, Ben.

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