As a disabled person, I face ableism and ableist language every day. Some people use ableist language without even knowing that it is ableist. I thought it would be good for folks to take a look at the attached BBC article and expand their perspectives a bit.

  • MapleEngineer@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 year ago

    They’re trolls from Hexbear. They like to label us as ableist and bigots because it makes them feel superior.

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      1 year ago

      I have no idea what hexbear even is. I don’t disagree with everything in the article, just think saying phrases like falling in deaf ears, or a dumb decision, is way extreme on the scale of this is problematic language.