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Is cretin ableist?
It was originally a word for people with congenital iodine deficiency syndrome, so yes.
If we're talking personal opinions, I don't think so but I also don't think 'idiot' or other 100+ yo medical terms that have shifted to be generic insults are exactly ableist unless you're using them with their original definitions and not the commonly accepted ones, but if someone is offended by a post I'm gonna look at things from their perspective and not my personal beliefs
Extremely.
Holy shit you weren’t kidding. I had no idea. Thanks comrades!