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In article <t2ruko$3r07k$85@news.freedyn.de>
Gronk <invalide@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I was a sex offender until I had the operation.

Colorado is dropping references to "sex offenders" from its
vocabulary due to the title's negative connotations.

The Colorado Sex Offender Management Board voted Friday to no
longer recognize the term "sex offender" in its proposals. The
board, which handles the development and evaluation of rules for
rehabilitating and monitoring those labeled sex offenders, voted
10-6 to remove the term from its material, instead referring to
sex offenders as "adults who commit sexual offenses."

This linguistic shift is based on the notion of "person-first"
terminology, which theoretically is designed to center
terminology on people instead of descriptors.

Proponents of the change did so based on the notion that
labeling an individual a sex offender creates a public
perception that they are a threat to public safety, regardless
of their current state. Proponents also claim the change would
help reduce recidivism and minimize the chances of repeat
offenses.

However, many do not see the change as a net positive.

The phrase "'Adults who commit sexual offenses' fails to convey
or represent any sort of victim-centeredness," says Jessica
Dotter, sexual assault resource prosecutor for the Colorado
District Attorneys' Council and an SOMB member before the vote.

Dotter told the Denver Post that victims of sexual abuse "want
their offender to be held accountable and to be known as an
offender."

The change would merely be symbolic and would not affect how
Colorado enforces its sexual offender policies.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Despite advocating for this linguistic change, the organization
does not intend to change its name.

Person-first terminology has been heavily emphasized by groups
like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the
context of the ill and the disabled.

https://www.coloradopolitics.com/state-agencies/colorado- officials-drop-the-term-sex-offender-say-its-too- negative/article_f936a3db-112e-5b2e-8811-12577a017368.html

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