• UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    ableism is something that’s so quickly brushed off and dismissed by many and it’s not always easy to push back on. for every hard fought and argued step forward, “jokes” like this are many steps backwards. we’re not perfect on our instance, but we try out best to catch and remove ableism and we listen to our neurodivergent comrades to make sure we’re doing the best we can.

    Agreed, and it isn’t just jokes. It’s way too common for some edgy people to call others “insane” for disagreeing with them, for example.

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      1 year ago

      I’m OOTL, is “insane” now an ableist term or whatever? Or does it just depend on the context?

      • LeylaaLovee@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Insane has always been an ableist term, albeit depending on the context. Insane Asylums have horrible optics for a reason. It’s like how retarded used to be proper medical terminology, but because of popular adaption of those terms as derogatory terms, you’re not gonna hear a doctor say “yeah your son or retarded” is “you are insane”. They’re only used as insults now

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          Right right I get that. Thanks for your input. I guess I was confused because I’ve personally never used it to actually insult someone, but in a joking manner with friends. But now I’ve learned “dumb” and “stupid” is also ableist. Which, IMO, is just going too far because words change meaning and I don’t think many people use those words with intent to criticize disabled people anymore. But whatever, was just curious.