text:  Oh, some of this will be familiar to you, in concept at least, like terms for gender that mean neither he nor she, and the condemnation of words meant to slur and denigrate. And yet, you will puzzle over the Amhalashan's choice to retain descriptive terms for themselves, like kinky-haired, or fat, or deaf. But these are just words, friend, don't you see? Without the attached contempt,