[BostonCard]

BC, did you mean to draw attention to the etymology of "jerk".   General sex-related derogatory words and location-related derogatory words were relegated to "Additional Considerations".  Such categories are lacking in this collection. 

Thanks for the link to jerk. Perhaps given its use to describe people who suffer from involuntary spasms, it might be considered ableist, but it also for me falls under the category of words that are hard to replace.  Other options, like a-hole, have their own issues, and saying “don’t be a meanie” doesn’t quite capture the essence of it. I might, however, watch it, if I was with someone I knew suffered from certain neurological disorders that produce myoclonus.

BC

[BostonCard]

BC, did you mean to draw attention to the etymology of "jerk".   General sex-related derogatory words and location-related derogatory words were relegated to "Additional Considerations".  Such categories are lacking in this collection. 

Thanks for the link to jerk. Perhaps given its use to describe people who suffer from involuntary spasms, it might be considered ableist, but it also for me falls under the category of words that are hard to replace.  Other options, like a-hole, have their own issues, and saying “don’t be a meanie” doesn’t quite capture the essence of it. I might, however, watch it, if I was with someone I knew suffered from certain neurological disorders that produce myoclonus.

BC