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Hadn’t really thought about it, but words other than “stupid” or “dumb” make you sound more self-aware
Archaic, insipid, dull, tired, weak, backwards, incoherent are all much better
ageist, good, abelist, abelist, abelist, meh, abelist.
we need some solid language. how about loathsome dungeater (crap this could be kinkshaming)? Maybe insults aren't viable?
For many insult throwers, the implication is the point.
i think slurs need to be fresh (or maintained) to hold any weight. I guess polack was a slur? but i've never heard anyone besides gary coleman use the term and there's no anti-polish racism in my culture anymore so nobody would even know to scold you for it.
might be different but i don't think it's reasonable to consider dialects that aren't local. every sentence we say is probably something horrible in cockney rhyming slang.