So I do tend to say “that’s F-in retrded” a lot. But I’m no ableist as defined here.
That’s like saying “I say things I don’t like are gay” or calling people a “faggot” as an insult “but I’m not homophobic”. Like sure you might not be intentionally hostile, but you’re contributing to the problem of homophobia or able-ism or whatever other-ism slur you use.
It’s one thing to be ignorant of the issues of using these words like such, that is reinforcing negative stereotypes about the minority who get called those slurs by associating the word with bad things, but once you’re aware it’s a straight up dick move to continue to do it.
So the question is, now that you’ve learnt what ableism is, will you continue to use those slurs?
But what I’m saying is that in my world it really meant nothing of the sort. It was an insult towards someone who did something without thinking of the consequences.
Somehow somewhere now those terms that I grew up with are bad. So I’m telling you that I was 15 once and my parents did the same thing and we corrected them. And your kids will do the same to you.
Meanwhile the real activities of the political figures who speak properly result in jails filled with innocent kids. I would like to reroute some of the energy focused on people who say re*ard to people who support *rump.
That’s like saying “I say things I don’t like are gay” or calling people a “faggot” as an insult “but I’m not homophobic”. Like sure you might not be intentionally hostile, but you’re contributing to the problem of homophobia or able-ism or whatever other-ism slur you use.
It’s one thing to be ignorant of the issues of using these words like such, that is reinforcing negative stereotypes about the minority who get called those slurs by associating the word with bad things, but once you’re aware it’s a straight up dick move to continue to do it.
So the question is, now that you’ve learnt what ableism is, will you continue to use those slurs?
But what I’m saying is that in my world it really meant nothing of the sort. It was an insult towards someone who did something without thinking of the consequences.
Somehow somewhere now those terms that I grew up with are bad. So I’m telling you that I was 15 once and my parents did the same thing and we corrected them. And your kids will do the same to you.
Meanwhile the real activities of the political figures who speak properly result in jails filled with innocent kids. I would like to reroute some of the energy focused on people who say re*ard to people who support *rump.
This isn’t about you, it’s about the people who live with with the consequences of the slurs.