Ok, ok....you've given your little PSA. Now you can pat yourself on the back for explaining to us and others who have been abused in such programs why we won't be believed by the likes of you.
But isnt that the point? Dont you want to be believed by non program people or people who have never been inside a program? I have heard many here state that no one believes them when they tell their story and I am pointing out a huge reason why.
Personally, I don't think a whole lot of folk will
EVER believe these stories no matter
what language is used.
Those people will only start waking up when they hear the stories from their peers, other parents, co-workers and other folk
personally known, and/or the sheer magnitude of the phenomenon accumulated over time. Hearing opinions from savvy experts can't hurt either.
All in all, I don't think the choice in words makes a huge difference.
Any group of people dealing with a subset of the human experience over a period of time develops their own vernacular. Most people realize that.
But... "clear communication" wasn't really your point in starting this thread, now was it? Your point was that "survivors need to lie." This whole discussion 'bout "word usage" sounds like yet another of your obfuscating smokescreens.