Our vernacular as English speakers, when we are talking about things that we see as annoyances or problematic, is incredibly harmful. It is often ableist, sometimes homophobic... THREAD
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CW: ableist vernacular My list: idiot moron crazy psycho/psychotic r**ard tard in any form spaz dumb dimwitted lame freak + gimp + crippled/cripple/Crip + mental lunatic mad + nuts invalid + denotes terms some disabled people have taken back for themselves
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CW: ableist vernacular insane deranged maniac special imbecile midget certifiable demented bonkers wacko loony derp
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Words I recommend instead: mouth breather ignoramus ignorant meatball twerp jerk dork nincompoop schmuck bozo doofus chump dingbat ninny
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These euphemisms are often used in place of what should be straightforward words like "bad person". It's interesting to me when ableist language acts as a way to hide our moral beliefs, eg politicians we don't like are bad (morally) not one of the above words
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I need to get better at not using these words at all, so thank you for posting this list
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It sucks then the last few years on the job I noticed some educational special edu. workers So in about a word I haven’t heard since grade school. Mongoloid & slight head . The pass has come back again I wish it had stayed away.
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