Doyle Saylor wrote:
Frances got on my case about this same sort of thing when I
> brought this disability as the metaphor for the margin up to Max. You know
> it is funny, but Max listened to me with respect, and he respectfully call
> me a builder of mountains out of molehills. I guess that is all I want is
> respect for my point of view. What is the harm.
There is no harm that I can see. If there was greater public awareness of the points you have made that would be one thing, but there isn't, so I see taking the opportunity to explore these potentially pejorative language themes as necessary.
Marta