Self-Defined Dictionary

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    12 Jun 2020

    Self-Defined is an OSS dictionary maintained by and generous contributors! Ways to help: 🤲🏽 Contribute (writing terms/docs, translating, designing, PMing, or coding) 💰 Support 📕 Read + share

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  2. 27 Oct 2021

    Stories like this keep us going. Thank you for sharing (twice!), !

    was able to share 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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  3. 27 Oct 2021

    Review and provide feedback for French translations:

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  4. 27 Oct 2021

    Review and provide feedback for Spanish translations:

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  5. 27 Oct 2021

    Add language toggle:

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  6. 27 Oct 2021

    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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  7. Retweeted
    23 Oct 2021
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    Opened a PR; would love further sources to add to this definition!

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  8. Retweeted
    8 Oct 2021

    I just found & 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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    1 Oct 2021

    Anyone want to cowrite/edit the entry for 'spooky' with me since Halloween approaches?

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  10. 23 Sep 2021

    ➕ 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:

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    16 Sep 2021
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    My favorite queer Filipino historian intellectual also gave me this nugget of history last night

    Replying to @emkey
    Tbf “Third World” was also used by leaders of former colonies to denote independence and sovereignty. It’s just years of foreign intervention (mainly US) ruined the term. The Indonesian nationalist Sukarno outlined ideas in his Bandung Conference speech:
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  12. Retweeted
    17 Sep 2021

    I’m removing “first world problems” and “third world countries” from my vocabulary after reading about the origin of the terms.

    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.)
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  13. Retweeted
    30 Aug 2021

    If you’re looking for something awesome to contribute to, I always think of this project.

    Self-Defined is an OSS dictionary maintained by and generous contributors! Ways to help: 🤲🏽 Contribute (writing terms/docs, translating, designing, PMing, or coding) 💰 Support 📕 Read + share
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    14 Sep 2021

    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.)
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  15. 14 Sep 2021

    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.)

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  16. 19 Jul 2021

    Does your documentation use blacklist/whitelist? We have suggestions on terms that are both more specific and don't codify anti-Blackness:

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  17. 16 Jul 2021

    ➕ split-attraction model (SAM) a way of describing attraction as two separate things: romantic attraction and sexual attraction. Read more:

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  18. 28 Jun 2021

    ➕ 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:

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  19. 18 May 2021

    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:

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    6 May 2021

    Earlier this year, I worked on a definition of antisemitism for . It's a nuanced subject -- it was important to me to be inclusive of all Jews as well as separating it from other types of oppression (particularly in the U.S.).

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  21. 16 Apr 2021

    ➕ 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:

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