not so different

JoElle R.
Descriptors: politically incorrect, politcally correct, comforting, offensive and others inbetween, used to identify populations of people outside of the norm.

How is normal defined within our current culture?
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  1. disability
    a condition that prevents one from performing some task
  2. handicap
    being unable to perform due to physical or mental unfitness
  3. impairment
    a reduction in quality or strength
  4. slow
    not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
  5. abnormal
    not typical or usual or regular
  6. challenge
    a call to engage in a contest or fight
  7. retarded
    relatively slow in mental, emotional or physical development
  8. dysfunctional
    impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
  9. different
    unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree
  10. limited
    subject to restrictions or constraints
  11. dependent
    a person who relies on another person for support
  12. special
    adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
Created on Mon Aug 04 23:19:54 EDT 2008

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