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April 02, 2009, 06:36
Caterwauller
Oxymoron?
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. I don't intend to sound insensitive, but doesn't "Autism Awareness" sound like an oxymoron? It is just me?


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April 02, 2009, 14:06
goofy
"awareness of autism"... sounds fine to me.
April 03, 2009, 06:42
<Asa Lovejoy>
How about solipsism awareness day?
April 03, 2009, 18:18
Kalleh
I agree with goofy in that it should be Awareness of Autism Day. I think you are spot on, CW.
April 03, 2009, 18:30
zmježd
I figure folks are upset, but I parse it as a day dedicated to awareness of autism, as does goofy. YMMV.


—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
April 03, 2009, 18:40
<Proofreader>
Logic doesn't count.
April 03, 2009, 20:12
Kalleh
quote:
I figure folks are upset,
I doubt that.
April 04, 2009, 02:12
BobHale
Folks here won't be upset because our primary interest is words. On the other hand I remember there being a lot of hostility from external sources over at the OEDILF when they got to the limerick defining autism. I'll bet there would be debate about this thread if members of the various Autism pressure groups read it.


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April 04, 2009, 05:52
zmježd
I doubt that.

My mistake.


—Ceci n'est pas un seing.
April 04, 2009, 06:58
goofy
quote:
Originally posted by Kalleh:
I agree with goofy in that it should be Awareness of Autism Day.


Actually I meant that "Autism Awareness" sounds fine to me, because I interpret it as "awareness of autism".
April 04, 2009, 10:37
Caterwauller
Well, I interpret it as "Awareness of Autism" day, to . . . it just sounded odd to me. I certainly don't want to offend or upset anyone.


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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
April 04, 2009, 12:05
<Proofreader>
Autism = difficulty in communicating, limited social action
Awareness = cognizance, sensibility

It seems to me, if you ignore politically correctness (as you should), that the words linked as they are is a good example of an oxymoron. You'd think whoever thought of it would have noticed.