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Is it just me? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 9 months ago by balderdash9@lemmy.zip to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

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

[-] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

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

[-] LemmysMum@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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

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