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Kate 10:57 on 2021-03-13 Permalink Reply  

• Spi 13:47 on 2021-03-13 Permalink

  I’d say it’s a fair characterization of the Technopole Angus, not necessarily applicable to the whole of Rosemont. It wasn’t that long ago that there was nothing where this new neighbourhood stands today.

• Kate 20:23 on 2021-03-13 Permalink

  Maybe so. But it sounded so much like realtor-talk that I flinched.

• dhomas 03:28 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  Though there is still new construction going on around the Angus yards, I would hardly call it “up-and-coming”. My brother-in-law almost bought a condo there in the early 2000’s. The price for a new construction was about 100k (which seems crazy today). Similar properties are going for 750k today.
  It’s been over 20 years; how long does “up-and-coming” last?

• Kate 10:01 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  I think the only bustling is around the Provigo on Rachel. A long time ago – as dhomas says, the Angus development is not so new – I briefly had a client who lived in the area, and it was a pretty sleepy dormitory area on the whole.

• EmilyG 11:41 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  It’s disappointing that I’m seeing several articles about this news item, but so few of them even mention the word “autistic.”
  I don’t care if there’s some sort of outdated style manual thinking that “autistic” is somehow a dirty word. “Autistic” is the term that many of us actually-autistic people prefer.

• Chris 11:45 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  EmilyG, it’s probably woke political correctness at work. Like “homeless person” -> “person experiencing homelessness”. “coloured person” -> “person of colour”. etc. etc. etc.

• EmilyG 14:28 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  I’m not sure if all of those situations are quite equivalent, as homelessness, non-whiteness/cultural groups, and neurological groups are not exactly the same.

  But yes, I think the persistent use by journalists of “person-first language” in the case of autism is people trying to be overly cautious of not offending people. I say, only half-jokingly, that “person with autism” is a term that people with neurotypicality use because they decided that “autistic” was a bad word.

  Many autistic people, myself included, are realizing that being autistic is not a terrible, shameful thing. It’s part of who we are, it IS who we are, we were born with it, and it’s not something that can be cured or that is going away.

  For those interested in learning more about this issue and the terminology surrounding autism, here’s an in-depth article. https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/identity-first-language/

• Kate 17:02 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  EmilyG, the permissible vocabulary in a number of areas is a constantly evolving matter. Now I seem to have offended by attempting to be scrupulously inoffensive. My apologies.

• EmilyG 20:40 on 2021-03-14 Permalink

  Kate, it’s not overly offensive, and I don’t think you’re at fault here. I was thinking more broadly, about how few times the articles I’ve seen about this new school mention the word “autistic.”

• Kevin 07:09 on 2021-03-15 Permalink

  Emily
  It’s not an outdated manual: it’s new guidelines/orders saying not to use the word autistic because it is supposedly offensive.

• EmilyG 09:21 on 2021-03-15 Permalink

  I figured as much. And maybe many writers don’t realize it, but using the word “autistic” is more empowering to autistic people.
  It’s time that this terminology should change.

• Chris 16:02 on 2021-03-15 Permalink

  These days everything is offensive to someone. Sigh. It seems many people ignore *intent* and instead *choose* to *perceive* offence. It’s quite disheartening.

• MarcG 16:14 on 2021-03-15 Permalink

  Translation: I miss the good ol’ days when I could say hurtful things and nobody complained.