When did we replace "normal" with "normative"

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adjective 1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. 2. serving to establish a standard. 3. Psychology. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. free from any mental disorder; sane. 4. Biology, Medicine/Medical. free from any infection or other form of disease or malformation, or from experimental therapy or manipulation. of natural occurrence. http://ift.tt/1DttxF9

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adjective 1. of or relating to a norm, especially an assumed norm regarded as the standard of correctness in behavior, speech, writing, etc. 2. tending or attempting to establish such a norm, especially by the prescription of rules: normative grammar. 3. reflecting the assumption of such a norm or favoring its establishment: a normative attitude. http://ift.tt/1npaoRz

When did large numbers of people decide that objective reality can be changed by the application of language if enough people decide to do so?

When did "normal" become a 4-letter word? Actually, let me amend that: I know "when": about the time that those who seek legitimization of fringe choices, lifestyles, and modes of thought learned how to out-shout everybody else.

The real question is when did the rest of us cede the verbal (and therefore intellectual) point to them?

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