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Hey just an FYI "reeee" is "autistic screeching" i.e. it's pretty ablelist/shitty to say. Not sure if you are aware, I only learned that pretty recently.
I'm sorry but what? I'm not OP but that is a record scratch. End of story. There is no ableism even in the vicinity of OPs statement without someone shoehorning it in there.
Sorry, wrong nomenclature. We are talking about the same subject (use of Reee) but I used the term OP in reference to the commenter you responded to. Sorry for the confusion.
My point was that calling out using Reee as ableism is uncalled for, in my opinion, because it is used to signify a record scratch (if this is not general usage and confined to my bubble of experience , I do apologize). Pointing out the possibility for offense when there clearly is no offense implied, and no one stating that they are offended, smacks of white knighting.
I feel like your comment came with good intentions, but to me it seems like unnecessary language policing. It's a harmless onomatopoeia that could just as easily apply to the unrelenting tinnitus that rages inside of me.
I worked the 1's and 2's for years and I never, ever heard someone say "reeeee" to refer to scratching. And in what world is the above a record scratch? It doesn't even make sense in context.
You came rushing to the defense of another user. The white knighting is not happening on my end. And what's worse, you're defending something that can easily be verified as a bad thing to say. But sure, go ahead and die on the hill of defending "REEEEEEE."
I made it clear that I am assuming it was not their intention. But language is not all about intention. If you know something is offensive, just don't say it. It's not that difficult.
That use of the term was clear. It had no other interpretation. But please keep lecturing me, someone who is on the spectrum (which is not a requirement for speaking up by the way), about how I am White Knighting over a shitty 4chan meme making fun of autistic people.
Your ignorance of a term does not suddenly make it innocuous. Especially not when someone is standing here telling you exactly what it means and you could easily verify it with a cursory Google search because it’s that prominent and known now. But no, instead of trying to understand this you chose to lecture people on what they can and can’t be upset about. I’m sorry we didn’t meet your arbitrary bar.
Thank you for mentioning this. I try/want to but it's so tiring dealing with the crap people throw at me just because they can't stand to ever think about the crap they spew.
Here's a cupcake to help make up for you getting jumped on instead :3 🫴🧁
Glad to take it off your plate