Take a seat and learn to be a better person with language.

https://twitter.com/TheFaerth/status/1411441095767064576?s=19

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Idk if someone calls me "differently abled", "specially abled" or anything like that I'll whack them with my cane. It's just so incredibly insulting in my personal experience

    • NewAccountWhoDis [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      That's fine to not like it, just that there are plenty of people who do use it for themselves so it's not good to paint with a broad brush either.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        Very true, but at the same time people are taught this person first language and think that they can use it to refer to any disabled person, despite a ton of us hating such language and terms. Like ask us first please. Not everyone is the same. At the end of the day just ask if you're not sure