Self-Defined Dictionary
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A modern dictionary about us. We define our words, but they don't define us. #SelfDefined 📚 Built by @tatianatmac
Joined June 2019
Self-Defined is an OSS dictionary maintained by @TatianaTMac and generous contributors! Ways to help: 🤲🏽 Contribute (writing terms/docs, translating, designing, PMing, or coding) https://t.co/0EuIMwpsGR 💰 Support https://t.co/sNiYlLjXxe 📕 Read + share https://t.co/Ss5BPSlHuO
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A modern dictionary about us. We define our words, but they don't define us.
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Stories like this keep us going. Thank you for sharing (twice!), @xantha !
was able to share @SelfDefinedApp with someone at work. He used an idiom and then immediately wondered aloud if it was problematic (no). He was thankful and thought it was such a great resource. 👍🏻
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Review and provide feedback for French translations: https://t.co/5qsayi5lBg
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May 2 : My first PR ever on an open source project ! ✨ Here is what i did : read all the resources 3 times because i was stressed about doing something wrong create new branch "translatio...
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Review and provide feedback for Spanish translations: https://t.co/CUJCx5bzBa
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Language-specific features we'd love help with: 1. Add a language toggle 2. Review Spanish translations 3. Review French translations Links to specific project pull requests in 🧵
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I just found @SelfDefinedApp & it's so helpful! Language is constantly evolving & it can sometimes be hard to keep up. Or sometimes our gut tells us a common phrase might be problematic but we're not exactly sure why. This is a great resource!
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A modern dictionary about us. We define our words, but they don't define us.
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Anyone want to cowrite/edit the entry for 'spooky' with me since Halloween approaches? https://t.co/B5yLAXbr2b
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tl;dr "Spook" has racist origins so depending on context can carry those origins along as well: Resources: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/24/559502238/this-halloween-what...
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➕ SpongeBob case text styling that randomly alternates lowercase and uppercase letters to indicate sarcasm or to take a deragatory tone; also known as Mocking SpongeBob, SpongeMock, or alternating caps—its use can support ableist ideas. Read more: https://t.co/Qu3vmdrIBn
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Avoid: ableist language. Text styling that alternates lowercase and uppercase (often randomly) letters to indicate mockery or sarcasm, or to take a deragatory tone, popularised with a meme of...
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As someone with whose parents come from a country often called "third world", this one is very dear to my heart:
We often say "first world problems!" to show we recognise something we're complaining about is pretty silly in the grand scheme of the world's problems But do you know the origins of "first world"? (tl;dr: "Privileged problems" often works just as well.) https://t.co/0dvFMW9g0Y
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We often say "first world problems!" to show we recognise something we're complaining about is pretty silly in the grand scheme of the world's problems But do you know the origins of "first world"? (tl;dr: "Privileged problems" often works just as well.) https://t.co/0dvFMW9g0Y
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Avoid: The definition of third-world country in Self-Defined, a modern dictionary about us.
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Does your documentation use blacklist/whitelist? We have suggestions on terms that are both more specific and don't codify anti-Blackness: https://t.co/Pm9yiuZhMr
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Avoid: racist term. Umbrella term used to represent a list of entities/people who are to be allowed or denied access to a service, privilege, or recognition: to
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➕ split-attraction model (SAM) a way of describing attraction as two separate things: romantic attraction and sexual attraction. Read more: https://t.co/bNiZHqQkcF
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➕ Mx. gender-neutral honorific or title of courtesy, equivalent to Ma'am, Madam, Miss, Mr, Mrs, Mrs, Sir. Gendered titles can often misgender people. Mx. can be a great option to include, but as with pronouns, confirm/get consent to use. Read more: https://t.co/oVfYADVQqD
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Gender-neutral honorific or title of courtesy, equivalent to Ma'am, Madam, Miss, Mr, Mrs, Mrs, Sir.
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Part of our principles is to continue to revise definitions as we learn more information. We're appreciative to the community for adding more nuance and clarity to our definitions. We've updated our definition of ADHD: https://t.co/tODzETRMwN
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The definition of ADD/ADHD in Self-Defined, a modern dictionary about us.
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➕ underrepresented minorities group(s) whose representation is disproportionately less than their proportion in the general population; racial or ethnic minority is implied, but can be used for any group (disabled, queer, etc.) 🚨 avoid, read more: https://t.co/1nnpVjV1cn
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Avoid: group whose representation is disproportionately less than their proportion in the general population; often racial or ethnic minority is implied, but can be used to represent any identifier,...
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➕ antisemitism aggression towards, discrimination, or prejudice against Jewish people. Read more about its nuance, origin, intersections, impact, and the reason we omitted the hyphen in the full definition: https://t.co/4hjcyCpdeA
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“It’s quite insensitive. I want people, especially in the West, to realize that sherpa is not a profession. It is an ethnic group with a rich cultural heritage,” says Dawa Futi Sherpa (We opened up an issue if someone can define: https://t.co/MhaIqjyxGq)
https://t.co/DGnLatqPGc
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They’re not from Nepal. Their families cannot claim a connection to the 18 Sherpa clans. Yet a growing number of career coaches and consultants call themselves sherpas.
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It seems like a good day to review some vocabulary. Let’s start with gaslighting: https://t.co/yrokN5au9I
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Psychological manipulation tactic used to abuse by instilling doubt in the victim's own thoughts, observations, feelings by denying, misdirecting, and lying to them; from the Gaslight play (1933) and...
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