[ SECRET POST #1387 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1387 ⌋

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Comments

[xenafox.livejournal.com]

I guess it can be subtle, but I feel like we're going to get into "unconscious" -isms here, which is something that has always made me uncomfortable and seems far more over the top accusatory than anything. I'm not saying you are, it's just the topic.

It's a different thought process than that. When I tell my friend "lol you're being retarded" there is not thought, not even in the back of my mind, that is thinking of a mentally challenged person. I mean, there just isn't. This is a term that has been around since before I could remember, it is so ingrained in my brain and probably others that we don't even see it that way.

And honestly, it depends on the person.

[anydoppelganger.livejournal.com]

http://www.slate.com/id/2271185 (http://www.slate.com/id/2271185/)

Idk, idk. I'm not sure if I would agree with Vedantam's reasoning (I hate the sketchy pseudo-neuroscience arguments) but just some food for thought :)

Also, maybe it's a sign that we live in an ableist culture when people don't realize that what they're saying could be offensive to their neighbors or friends. Or worse yet, when people don't CARE that they might be coming off as insensitive.