The interesting thing is you do sometimes encounter vaguely hostile reactions to synesthesia--a few people seem offended by the idea that I colorize things. But usually it's more a "That's weird, you're weird" passing thing--this quote was the first time I'd ever seen someone describe it even obliquely as some sort of "impairment." And even the first reaction is very rare--normally the people I talk to are fascinated, curious, even jealous.
It is enough to make you wonder about the things we classify as "conditions." Even the word "condition" has a connotation that something is wrong--just to say "it's a condition" makes it sound that way, even though it should be a neutral word. We don't even HAVE a neutral word for My Brain Is Wired Slightly Differently From Yours. A gross oversight of language, that.
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Date: 2008-08-09 09:14 am (UTC)It is enough to make you wonder about the things we classify as "conditions." Even the word "condition" has a connotation that something is wrong--just to say "it's a condition" makes it sound that way, even though it should be a neutral word. We don't even HAVE a neutral word for My Brain Is Wired Slightly Differently From Yours. A gross oversight of language, that.