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Identify-first language preferred

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Hi, I suggest changing the name of this category to "Autistic entertainers" because the autistic community generally prefers to use identify-first language rather than person-first language. "Identity-first language" in English refers to the simple adjectival form (and in English the adjective comes first), which is generally used when describing a neutral identity - e.g. "Hungarian entertainers," "lefthanded entertainers," "autistic entertainers". Person-first language is distancing language, generally used when you want to distance a person from something negative about themselves (e.g. "entertainers with COVID-19," "entertainers with criminal convictions," and sounds wrong when used for neutral characteristics (e.g. "entertainers with Hungarianness," "entertainers with lefthandedness"). As such, identity-first language is neutral about autism, while person-first language implies autism is negative. It also implies autism is separable from a person's core self. Elcalebo (talk) 12:24, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have proposed this change and it is being discussed here Elcalebo (talk) 09:40, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]