Ah, I see. Yeah...okay, that really did go right by me the first time, sorry! *smile*
Actually, though, the -ism suffix doesn't always refer to discrimination. This is no nearer to what blindisms are, really, but there is "autism," which is organic/neurological (yes, I know there's increasing argument about this, I'm not trying to start anything *smile*), and "giantism," which is physical. "Blindism" is behavioral, but my guess is that it came about as a sort of slang. I could be wrong; I haven't researched it or anything.
This has turned out to be quite an interesting discussion, the kind of thing I don't get to participate in often just because no one is usually interested enough to pursue such things and be so analytical.
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Nicole, I am not disputing your definition of blindisms at all.I just think the use of the ism is interesting, because in every other instance of use of the word, it refers to discrimination. In blindness, it refers to bad habits. To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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