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      04-10-2019, 07:45 PM   #4
Haywood
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Originally Posted by M_Six View Post
Not so sure it was a PC thing as much as a correct labeling thing. The players on that list are not disabled. They're injured. "Disabled" usually denotes a permanent condition. Football calls it "injured reserve," right?
Here's the article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...=.b2b42fc5b9ca

“The principal concern is that using the term ‘disabled’ for players who are injured supports the misconception that people with disabilities are injured and therefore are not able to participate or compete in sports."

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