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Is it just me? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I swear that someday the word "autistic" will become offensive

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Any word is offensive if you use it in a manner to cause offence.

A muppet is a kids puppet with a hand in it, very entertaining, but if I call you a muppet I'm saying you're all mouth and no brains.

Most insults for stupidity are archaic medical terms describing a lack of normal capacity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but saying "lunatic" doesn't carry the same weight as the R slur. I think "autistic" may eventually carry that weight

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Because people are less offended about being called crazy than deficient. That's nothing new.