I have to disagree with your "lived experience" argument. Let's say I'm colorblind. A gorgeous red Ferrari drives by. I see it as grey. Because I can't see it as red doesn't change the fact that it's red. My perception of the color doesn't change the fact it's red. The painter chose to paint it red. The vast majority of people see it as red. When light hits it, it reflects back the correct wavelength of light to be scientifically called, "red." There may be thousands of people who are colorblind as well that would perceive it the same as me. There may be others with tinted sunglasses that see it as a different color entirely. We could poll everyone to see what color people elect to call it, and maybe even get a majority of a sample group to say it's grey. But neither democracy nor my "lived experience" as color blind change the fact that when sunlight hits the paint, it reflects 607.9 nm wavelength, or Ferrari Red. One person's perception of reality does not get to redefine facts.
Sorry. I hate to be the guy who argues on the internet, but I thought my analogy may be helpful. I don't mean any disrespect.
I was up all night with a kidney stone issue and the pain pills did me in much of the day.
