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11-09-2016, 12:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-09-2016, 12:57 PM by atamusvaleo. Edited 5 times in total.)
(11-09-2016, 12:03 PM)Spy_Guy Wrote: "Ableism" is a terrible tumblr buzzword and I don't want it to become recognized as Officially A Thing.
Related to the items in question, no. These are harmless jokes (and pretty quality puns too, imo).
This is a poor argument. There are plenty of people who think those racist, sexist, and homophobic terma aren't offensive and funny but we don't let them use it because it's socially recognized as being rude, offensive, and in poor taste.
Ableism is a word that's existed for a few decades before tumblr and it's denizens got hold of it. That doesn't take away from the fact that this is exactly that: ableism.
I'm a hard "yes, remove it." It's an issue, just as people calling others "schizo" for acting out of the norm. Just because two people who have it aren't offended doesn't mean others won't be.
If someone really feels the need to tell someone they're being an idiot, there are plenty of adjectives (like "Trump Supporter") to use that don't degrade an entire group of people who had no choice over how they were born.
Here's a basic rule of thumb for stuff like this... picture yourself in a room full of people who reside in whatever category of persons you're describing with this term. If you think there's a good chance folks would be angered, annoyed, or upset (within reason) at you screaming out whatever explative... you probably shouldn't use it.