Post #3461852
2026-06-22 03:00 UTC
Or we can accept that these words are not inherently taegetted at society’s vulnerable and realize context actually matters.
White knighting and word policing in the face of an actual fascist takeover and destruction of the country is some really badly placed priorities. Shows a lack of sense of what’s actually important.
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@tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-22 03:47
By that logic we could excuse any slur. I agree there are more pressing issues, it’s not a priority or a thing I spend a lot of time arguing about, but it’s a very simple task to use a different word that doesn’t hurt and marginalize disabled people. I think having respect for vulnerable people is still important with everything going on. Part of a fascist takeover is the language they use, words reflect people’s culture and using ableist slurs is reflective of fascist ideals like eugenics.