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Alright folks I don't want this to be a struggle session so let's operate from "'stupid' and 'dumb' are ableist terms, now what?" I would like people to offer up alternative insults/negative remarks. (hexbear.net)
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While I said I don't want it to be a struggle session, cool headed good faith discussion is also appreciated. This just came up with some comrades of mine and I couldn't find the last post about it so if anyone has the link that would be great too.

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[–] Venus@hexbear.net 28 points 2 years ago

I think "stupid" and "dumb" fall into a category where they're ableist in etymology but in use they are just a common way to say bad or without sense.

Exactly. It does kind of bother me the way those words are treated here, because nobody actually thinks you're being ableist when you say "x behavior is stupid" but if one of the mods who reads it happens to be a proponent of x behavior you can bet your ass your comment's getting removed for ableism