• @li10@feddit.uk
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      10 months ago

      If they think they’re having any real effect on anything then they majorly need to touch some grass.

      This is the reality of their “dunking on user bases”

      • @FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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        410 months ago

        There’s plenty of correct ways to criticize them, you don’t need to resort to ableist slurs my dude. We can be better than that.

            • @goat@sh.itjust.worksM
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              110 months ago

              What would you suggest instead? The word idiot? That has connotations for the intellectually disabled. Stupid? Same thing.

              • Lols [they/them]
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                210 months ago

                i prefer vague connotations over explicit slurs that folks actually register as kicking down on disabled folks

            • @goat@sh.itjust.worksM
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              210 months ago

              Absolutely!

              but in this case, I don’t see the use of retard offensive. If it was directed at people with actual learning disabilities, then yeah, definitely.

              • @FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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                910 months ago

                You don’t really want to encourage the idea that disabled = bad, and you can use it as an insult. It’s still racist to insult a white person with the n-word, because even if it’s not offensive to them, it carries on the cultural attitude that black people are inferior. The idea is to foster a culture that is inclusive to disabled people.

                • @goat@sh.itjust.worksM
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                  -110 months ago

                  Are you disabled? Since if you’re not, you’re not in a position to be lecturing if disabilities are good or bad.

                  • @FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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                    10 months ago

                    It’s subjective of course. Some people choose to believe that disabilities are bad, and can be used as an insult.

                    I choose to believe that abled and disabled people are equal, that belief is a core tenent of my value system, and I will lecture on it regardless of how it makes you feel.

                  • @FaeDrifter@midwest.social
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                    110 months ago

                    It’s subjective of course. Some people choose to believe that disabilities are bad, and can be used as an insult.p

                    I choose to believe that abled and disabled people are equal, that belief is a core tenent of my value system, and I will lecture on it regardless of how it makes you feel.

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          -110 months ago

          Its to call people retards when theyre being retards. Its only an issue if they are actually cognitively challenged