Happens about 20mins after I wake up.

Image transcription:

Random npc spongebob fish character looking miserable holding a cup during a sunset and another overlayed image of the same guy on the left with the same look.

It is captioned with:

When you already checked your usual 5 apps and don’t know what else to do with your day:

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    5 months ago

    This resource is dropping woke bombs left and right (I’m into it). Extremely rich text.

    … societal interpretations of and responses to specific differences from the normed body are what signify a dis/ability.

    Not to glom onto this one pat definition, but it’s one of the many paragraphs that jumped out at me.

    I still haven’t got to any part that is specifically challenging using “polite” language when speaking to disabled people about their disabilities. But with your question about why I might consider the term disabled a slur, and these links, I think I’m getting there…

    EDIT: uhhhh nvm, the paragraph literally after the one I quoted goes into it, very specifically.

    Some advocate for People-first language (a person living with disability), while many disability activists advocate for identity-first language (a disabled person).

    • DessertStorms
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      5 months ago

      I’m glad you’re finding the info helpful and insightful.

      I think with regards to use of language, this is another good read (E: also the understanding-disability link I attached earlier will will probably help with the “why” behind thinking “disabled” is a slur). It might be coming at this from a slightly different angle, but I think the point still stands - “politeness”, “offence”, “political correctness” these are terms most often used by the privileged to police the speech of and control marginalised people (aka “respectability politics”), rather than the other way around, but I might be digressing a little at this point lol…

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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        5 months ago

        I mean it’s getting more academic for sure, but I think I get you - that’s one of them there intersections you were talking about (neoliberalism x ableism, maybe (to name just 2 anyway)).

        EDIT thank you, that was fire. A cogent and succinct breakdown of offense vis a vis harm.

        I don’t feel like I learned anything, because what I learned seems obvious (now), but if I think about my previous statements in this thread about rudeness they feel like they were made by someone else, so I guess this reading is doing something!

        • DessertStorms
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          5 months ago

          We’re all learning, all of the time, being open to it just makes it more interesting!

          I’m glad we’ve had this exchange, it’s honestly been really refreshing.