An acquaintance in the autistic community has been forced to change her battle tag because the word "autistic" is offending non-disabled players who were harassing her for being a "spastic". She is disappointed.
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I can see blizzard want to avoid potential conflicts harassment and drama but it disappoints me that the public perception of "autistic" is negative, when it's simply a disability description like blind or deaf.
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Replying to @thegoldqueen
I think that's my main problem with it tbh. It sucks that due to people using it as an insult it is seen negatively like one regardless of the context :(
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