This is a screenshot giving personal information about that sexist rat bastard Nicholas Fuentes. Specifically: Full name: Nicholas J Fuentes Current home address: 1826 Home Avenue Berwyn, IL 60402 Telephone number: (708) 352-7859
Report all you want. This is not getting taken down. Fuck nazis.
You’re welcome!
None of the lists are exhaustive or perfect, of course, and there are many others out there as well as articles and blogs going in to more detail about ableist language, but the general rule behind which words to avoid stays pretty much consistent.
And also none of us are perfect and we will make mistakes (even those of us who are disabled have internalised and lateral ableism since we were socialised in an ableist world!), it’s about being willing to learn from our mistakes and improve, rather than double down.
I wholeheartedly agree. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, like every day a new word I use is considered offensive, but I try to remember that it’s all coming from the desire to be more mindful of the people around us, and in the end it’s not too hard for me to find - or even just make - another word to convey what I need.
Exactly, it might take us some minor adjusting (sometimes even because of our disability, like for example with poor memory or a learning disability that makes it hard to adjust to new patterns), but if it makes people around us feel safer and more included (E: excluding bigots, always excluding bigots, with accordance to the tolerance paradox/social contract!), it’s 100% worth it, without any question.
People who consciously refuse to take such minor consideration of those around them are just broadcasting their intolerance.