It’s interesting how a derogatory term like lunatic was actually less judgmental in its original inception since it implied a common human condition rather than implying an essential character of a person.
Yeah I appreciate hexbear making me realize how often I used or read ableist terms. Used to not exactly understand it when I was just learning English, thinking it had to do with being mean or something. But hexbear really got me to understand it and now I see it all the time and it really feels absurd how often we use essentializing language about mental health and abilities but the meaning is basically empty. “Stupid” or “lunatic” actually just hold the meaning of “bad” or “something I don’t like” in a demeaning way. But there are just better words every time, and less lazy, with no externalities created
This would be really funny if not for the ableist language
It’s interesting how a derogatory term like lunatic was actually less judgmental in its original inception since it implied a common human condition rather than implying an essential character of a person.
Yeah I appreciate hexbear making me realize how often I used or read ableist terms. Used to not exactly understand it when I was just learning English, thinking it had to do with being mean or something. But hexbear really got me to understand it and now I see it all the time and it really feels absurd how often we use essentializing language about mental health and abilities but the meaning is basically empty. “Stupid” or “lunatic” actually just hold the meaning of “bad” or “something I don’t like” in a demeaning way. But there are just better words every time, and less lazy, with no externalities created