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People will use whatever is seen as insulting. So asking people to not say something insulting, misses the point of why people use insults at all. It is worth looking at our own mind, developing resilience by noticing how/why we might get insulted. What’s going on there? https://t.co/zUVv0TM4fU
My personal stance is, feel free to use autistic as an insult and I’ll feel free to hand deliver immediate consequences. It’s rare that you actually need to enforce a boundary; normally just not being insulted and/or having a funny response is sufficient.
My best friend is queer, and I’ve seen him make several people look really stupid for calling him a fag. One guy cried. There was one occasion where wit wasn’t the skilful response and I had to step in to lend a hand. I avoid aggression, but choking out a homophobe was fun.
Point is: violence is inherent to lots of communication. What’s strange about insults is that in order for them to inflict violence, they require a certain emotional response. If you see the signals clearly, it’s easier to side step the intended blow, and respond more skilfully.
So if you’re neurotypical and one of your friends uses ‘autistic’ as a put down - don’t be offended, be fucking funny and cutting, undermine the currency of using autistic as an insult. Insults aren’t going away any time soon, so you might as well mock them back for being stupid
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