No more "Disabled List"

[19HALO71]

48 minutes ago, floplag said:

and dont even start with the whole A AA AAA thing, there are 25 other letters that have feelings too. 

What about women and their bra sizes? Get rid of it!!

[Fish Oil]

When it comes down to it, the name "Baseball" has waaaay too many insensitive implications. I think we should simply ban the sport and be done with this outrageous offense to sensibility.

 

[floplag]

14 minutes ago, 19HALO71 said:

What about women and their bra sizes? Get rid of it!!

idk man, some letters get a better rap from that than other places, it might unfairly affect them.
I mean getting a D is school is a bad thing but in this case maybe not so much.  
Some of this you kinda have to put in perspective and balance the ledger

[the dude abides]

I'm surprised at the amount of butthurt in this thread.

Really, who gives a f*ck?

[stormngt]

3 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

MLB has decided to no longer use that name because a special interest group lobbied them to stop using the word "disabled". . . Evidently because they feel it makes people confuse injuries with permanent disabilities, and they also don't like that it suggests that people with disabilities cannot participate in sports.

So now MLB will call it the "Injured List."

This is one of those double stupid things.

1). It wasn't a problem before as the disabled list.  Context.  Language has context.  If anything we should be promoting people developing the ability to understand context.

2). The solution to the non problem is AT LEAST as "inappropriate" from a simple definition of injured.  Not every olayer that went on the DL was injured.  Vertigo.  Migraines.  Staph infection.  Recovering from wisdom teeth surgury.  So this new "Injured" name really doesn't make sense.

Let me ask one simple question.

Have you or anyone you know ever "confused disabilities with injuries and further the thinking that a disability means someone cannot play a sport"?

What's next?

Change the name shortstop (an infielder not assigned to a specific base) because we don't want anyone being confused that short people cannot handle specific assignments in society?

Rename bullpen.  Animal rights people don't like the suggested acceptance of animals to contained areas?

Do not ever refer to any player ever being on the "mound."  Don't even go there. #metoo.

No more "relief" pitchers.  Those with chronic pain are simply tortured with being exposed to the word when it is something they cannot achieve in dealing with their condition.  Very insensitive.

Please rename home run.  The homeless?? Duh.

No more saves.  Some people are not saved from natural disasters or drowning, etc.  And then obviously no more blown saves since that is particularly painful for anyone who was almost saved.

Why have we lost the interest in keeping CONTEXT as an important part of our language and ability to communicate?

(Oh and I am deeply sorry and apologize for using the word "conTEXT" to anyone who has had their vocal chords removed and are now forced to communicate in writing only or "text")

The time is here that society needs to tell the PC people to go F*** themselves

[the dude abides]

59 minutes ago, RallyMo said:

This is a positive and compassionate step forward. 

Bingo.  This should have been done a long time ago.

 

[RallyMo]

2 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

It's a stupid change but really, who cares?

It will have zero effect on anything.

Lots of people care, apparently. They are inexplicably against being sensitive to the mere preferences of groups that are unfortunately marginalized. 

[RallyMo]

5 minutes ago, stormngt said:

The time is here that society needs to tell the PC people to go F*** themselves

There's no need for you to be so blatantly aggressive towards disabled people. 

[the dude abides]

I think much of the anger directed at this decision is a byproduct of "Trump's America."

The anti-disabled now feel a sense of empowerment.

[mtangelsfan]

7 minutes ago, RallyMo said:

Lots of people care, apparently. They are inexplicably against being sensitive to the mere preferences of groups that are unfortunately marginalized. 

I assume you understand what hyperbole means?

[nate]

This thread is full of a whole lot of who the fuck cares...

[Dick Enberg]

26 minutes ago, the dude abides said:

I'm surprised at the amount of butthurt in this thread.

Really, who gives a f*ck?

ever been on twitter?

[nate]

First of all, this change is totally the MLB's prerogative.  Second of all, it couldn't be less consequential.

The amount of energy people spend being outraged at things that have literally no impact on anyone is incredible.

[the dude abides]

3 minutes ago, Dick Enberg said:

ever been on twitter?

Not if I can help it.

[AngelsLakersFan]

4 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

MLB has decided to no longer use that name because a special interest group lobbied them to stop using the word "disabled". . . Evidently because they feel it makes people confuse injuries with permanent disabilities, and they also don't like that it suggests that people with disabilities cannot participate in sports.

You'd have to be retarded to think like this...

[Fish Oil]

I see a lot of sarcastic levity. Aside from that the only butthurt I see is from Rally Mo and Dude.

[Dick Enberg]

its really just bullshit, if a player can't play, he's disabled! granted, its 99% temporarily, BUT HE IS STILL DISABLED. 

[ettin]

3 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

Please don't use that term it is very violent.

Yes it may be too violent. Let's use baseball snowflakes instead.

[bruin5]

Isn’t “injured” actually a more correct term anyway?  The NFL has had an “injury list” and “injured reserve” designation for years.  They seem to be doing pretty well...

[the dude abides]

13 minutes ago, Fish Oil said:

I see a lot of sarcastic levity. Aside from that the only butthurt I see is from Rally Mo and Dude.

No butthurt from me.  I applaud this decision.

As-Salaam-Alaikum, my brother.

[VariousCrap]

Honestly, it is hilarious to me that people would be upset with this change.  If it makes disabled people feel better, then that is a good thing.  This change doesn't hurt the game in anyway, so why should it make anyone upset?

[Dick Enberg]

1 minute ago, VariousCrap said:

Honestly, it is hilarious to me that people would be upset with this change.  If it makes disabled people feel better, then that is a good thing.  This change doesn't hurt the game in anyway, so why should it make anyone upset?

its just never ending CRAP! maybe next week it will be "injured" cause it sounds to much like "Injun" and the Native Americans will be upset. Maybe its just me. I just don't get it. and you know what? I'm considered disabled!

[VariousCrap]

12 minutes ago, Dick Enberg said:

its just never ending CRAP! maybe next week it will be "injured" cause it sounds to much like "Injun" and the Native Americans will be upset. Maybe its just me. I just don't get it. and you know what? I'm considered disabled!

The fact that this upsets you so much says more about you than it does the change.

[Fish Oil]

22 minutes ago, the dude abides said:

No butthurt from me.  I applaud this decision.

As-Salaam-Alaikum, my brother.

Mostly, I see people laughing at the absurdity. This war against words is meaningless. It's the actions of people that count.

Wa-Alaikum-Salaam

[Dick Enberg]

5 minutes ago, VariousCrap said:

The fact that this upsets you so much says more about you than it does the change.

who said I was upset? I just don't really understand it. this isn't an isolated incident. it happens, more and more. I actually find it comical. to each his own I guess.