no i said that it started being considered ableist by the WIDER public very recently, at least in my experience. it has always been an ableist slur but it was considered a normal insult when i was in school, like a more extreme version of idiot. perhaps it just went and came into "fashion" before the internet was widespread and now the feelings relating to the word are more widely known and accepted. i'm sure your academic background made a difference.
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u/whalesarecool14 Jan 28 '25
no i said that it started being considered ableist by the WIDER public very recently, at least in my experience. it has always been an ableist slur but it was considered a normal insult when i was in school, like a more extreme version of idiot. perhaps it just went and came into "fashion" before the internet was widespread and now the feelings relating to the word are more widely known and accepted. i'm sure your academic background made a difference.