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