[sudo-discuss] Use of the term "sleeper"

[Matthew Senate]

Updated with recent experiences on this page:
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sleepers

Please feel free to "move" or change the name of this page if anyone likes.


On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 3:51 PM, "Løng$hanks" <longshanks at spaz.org> wrote:

> On Tue, June 24, 2014 3:34 pm, Charley Sheets wrote:
> > On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:35:36 -0700
> > Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I want to open up a conversation on the use of the term "sleepers".
> >> I'd like to propose that we use wording like "Qwerty was found
> >> sleeping" (which describes an act that Qwerty did), rather than
> >> calling them a "sleeper" (which ascribes a quality to Qwerty). I
> >> believe that the latter creates an otherizing effect and is counter
> >> to my sense of Sudo Room's dedication to inclusivity.
> >
> > +1, and well said.
>
> +2. As a member of the frequently unconscious community myself, I applaud
> your sensitivity. I
> myself am hopelessly addicted to sleeping & engage in this activity nearly
> every single
> night, but when the hateful epithet "sleeper" is thrown at me, I feel most
> degraded.
>
> +11+
>
>
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> Not all who wander are lost.
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