PSA: it's not called "Downs" or "Lymes"

[Anonymous]

I welcome more discussion, knowledge and treatment for Lyme disease, however they want to refer to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My poor 80something mom can't keep up with the changes.

Says Afro-American, instead of African American.

Oriental instead of Asian or Oriental American. (Ugh)

Loves to point out "female doctor" or "male nurse" or worse, "lovely Afro American female doctor"....

My 80yo mom still says colored people sometimes.

Her side of the family, from Detroit, says Walmarts, Targets, etc. Oddly, my mom (she moved to the Midwest in the 1960s) says McDonald, Starbuck, Wendy. As in "Those people who pay a fortune for coffee at Starbuck are nuts! I get my senior price coffee at the drive through at Wendy. Sometimes McDonald only charges me a quarter! How bout that?'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My poor 80something mom can't keep up with the changes.

Says Afro-American, instead of African American.

Oriental instead of Asian or Oriental American. (Ugh)

Loves to point out "female doctor" or "male nurse" or worse, "lovely Afro American female doctor"....

She is a product of her times.
When you are 80, people will similarly sneer at you for your speaking of African Americans and Asians

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I welcome more discussion, knowledge and treatment for Lyme disease, however they want to refer to it.

Just be glad Lejeune did not identify it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I did not know that re: Down, as in the UK it is in fact referred to as Down's syndrome with the apostrophe.

Down's syndrome is correct in The UK and mildly annoying in the U.S.. Downs as a stand alone term (like that child has Downs or worse that child is Downs or a Downs child) is wrong in both countries.

It’s also correct here, if not necessarily preferred.

Frankly it is a stupid thing to get annoyed by, OP

Are you similarly trouble by Cushing vs cushing’s? Addison vs Addison’s?

They are named after individuals. Using the possessive form has long been the standard form of reference.
You might want to think about a little therapy if something as trivial as that annoys you.

I am the PP, but not the OP, and I would be annoyed if aome one referred to me as a Cushings person. Especially if that person was opening up a debate on whether my life had merit.

Cushing Disease is somewhat treatable. Down Syndrome and Autism are not.