Servais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.de to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · 1 day agoAnti-nostalgia thread: what are y’all happy is gone and hope never returns?message-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up174
arrow-up174message-squareAnti-nostalgia thread: what are y’all happy is gone and hope never returns?Servais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.de to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squareHemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 hours agoIt’s not “gone”, but the notion of it being “acceptable” is gone: Using ‘retard’ as a slur, not only for people with intellectual disabilities but also just for people or things you think were stupid.
minus-squareOberyn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoSadly that slur’s starting to become in vogue again ⚰
minus-squareKit@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 minutes agoI was gonna say the same. I saw the R word casually dropped in a CRT enthusiast group the other day and called the guy out, and a bunch of people stood with me, but nearly as many brushed it off as no big deal.
minus-squareOberyn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 minutes agoWorst part ? Seen LEFTISTS say it wen clearly they should know better ❗❗ And in my experience see it on tumblr more than any where else Oar wat about “sch⬛⬛⬛” ⁉️⁉️ Wen we’ll ever move past describing (peop|thing)s using ableist words
It’s not “gone”, but the notion of it being “acceptable” is gone:
Using ‘retard’ as a slur, not only for people with intellectual disabilities but also just for people or things you think were stupid.
Sadly that slur’s starting to become in vogue again ⚰
I was gonna say the same. I saw the R word casually dropped in a CRT enthusiast group the other day and called the guy out, and a bunch of people stood with me, but nearly as many brushed it off as no big deal.
Worst part ? Seen LEFTISTS say it wen clearly they should know better ❗❗ And in my experience see it on tumblr more than any where else
Oar wat about “sch⬛⬛⬛” ⁉️⁉️ Wen we’ll ever move past describing (peop|thing)s using ableist words