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Both of these removals are tacit endorsement of ableism and racism and this mod should be removed. (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/main@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Also here is the head mod defending a transphobe/chaser https://hexbear.net/comment/3762972

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[–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    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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