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Language is Powerful

03

May

Language is Powerful

By Lynsey Pattie Language is powerful. This election campaign has rightly pointed out sexist language used against female candidates is unacceptable and that racist language will never be tolerated. However, ableist language, especially in regards to mental health, has been used frequently and I wonder why this isn’t taken as seriously. You only have to look…