Talk:Loaded language

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These examples were in the earlier versions of the article and I can't disagree with them as examples, but I just don't know what to do with them. Rossami 23:40, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

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Another example of popular use of loaded language is in relation to politeness.

From WP:VFD refering to the article "Loaded words" which has been merged and redirected here

Orphan, no useful information. k.lee 02:43, 4 May 2004 (UTC)~

• Philosophy assignment for primary school? delete -- Chris 73 | Talk 07:32, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
• Delete. Also the author is User:Conversion_script meaning that this article was posted to Wikipedia sometime before Feb 02. Alcarillo 14:19, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
• "most words are loaded - here are some examples". Could be an article, but not this. Delete. DJ Clayworth 15:16, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
• Two options with this:
  1. Redirect to something like Doublespeak or Newspeak
  2. Significant re-write, which I will attempt (if it is then worth keeping, link it from related articles). - AJ
• Keep - WOA "Loaded words" enought said!! I got to read that one.. DOn't delete it!Quickwik
• Send to Clean-Up. This article has been around a long time without provoking concerns. I think there could be encyclopedic content about emotional loading and rhetoric. I'll take a crack at it this weekend. Rossami 22:52, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
• Clean up. Has potential. -- EuroTom 02:16, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
• Merge into Loaded (language) and redirect to there. --Zigger 17:09, 2004 May 6 (UTC)
  • Merge & redirect. Thanks for finding that article. Rossami
• Keep, merge and redirect. Cribcage 03:32, 8 May 2004 (UTC)
• Keep, merge and redirect. GrahamN 00:46, 9 May 2004 (UTC)
• Merge & redir. Minesweeper 02:00, May 9, 2004 (UTC)

Female circumcision?

The article claims that the term female circumcision is a "loaded term" used by proponents of the practice. Is that true? I have never heard this term used in a positive way. It of course lacks the punch of FGM, but it by no means conjures up happy images to me. VeryVerily 01:40, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

FGM/MGM/HGM are neologisms originally coined to provoke thought. The terms did not exist in any literature prior to the late 20th century when they were invented. As I understand it, the term FGC is 'female genital cutting' was designed to appeal to the proponents a little more than FGM. Literature on circumcision of males and females dates back thousands of years, with direct references by American doctors involved in circumcision of females just a few decades ago. I do not know what images are conjured up by any of these terms except disturbing ones. The proliferation of acronyms (RIC for routine infant circumcision, etc.) are probably all euphemisms, but they are worth mentioning to indicate who, what, when, etc. But I would think NPOV would say that Wikipedia should somewhere list all such acronyms currently in use, loaded or not, arcane or not, simply for completeness. DanP 23:32, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I am reorganizing the sentence reads 'Clitoridectomies are called female circumcision by people who approve of them and female genital mutilation by people who do not.' Both terms are used by groups phasing out various practices. Also, the sentence in the articles is technically inaccurate by legal definitions prohibiting certain practices, since:

• Female circumcision and genital piercings are both classified as female genital mutilation in many jurisdictions
• Female genital mutilation is most often not referenced when refering to adults, say electing some procedure for whatever reason, regardless whether the speaker of the term approves of the practice (except perhaps in legislation covered by the US state of Georgia)
• This is all categorized under genital modification and mutilation, which lists piercings separately. DanP 02:31, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)