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Old 06-26-2014, 09:59 PM   #37
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by sexobon View Post
When relating medical information it starts with e.g. I have a 23 y.o. black female ..., in that order, because age takes precedence over race which takes precedence over gender when it comes to relative importance of other information in medical context.
And yet you most definitely would not say, "I have a 23 y.o. red male," or "a 64 y.o. yellow female..." The world changes, and refusing to accept that just paints a person as old, whose opinion will be removed by attrition if not adaptation.
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