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Exactly. I asked earnestly because we already know that it wouldn't be okay to use the n-slur in the same context. I want to challenge people to take ableist slurs more seriously.

Ironic.

If you were parodying a racist, would you use the n-slur?

Can we not use r-slur derivatives here please?

I don't agree. It's just normalized to the degree that most people don't actively think about the connection anymore, the same way that they don't think about how calling something that's boring "lame" originally came from a term describing a physical impairment.

Just because something is normalized doesn't mean it isn't harmful. Equating different brains with badness upholds ableism the same way that male-as-default in some languages upholds patriarchy.

Or clown.world

I can never tell if the posts here are making fun of or agreeing with the screenshots they're posting, I always have to wait for comments to roll in with context. :(

Didn't we just finish telling off people on Blahaj zone for making ableist comments like this?

I think you misunderstood me.

This is a very rude response. I did recognize the other song, and asked a clarifying question. Not respecting people who communicate in different ways is kind of ableist.

I recognize and agree that it is a drop in the ocean, but that itself is indicative of how big the issue is and that we should be taking the problem seriously.

I understood the reference, but I don't understand what you meant by it. This song would certainly be played on the radio in the kinds of small towns that the other song is talking about.

I don't see why being sarcastic about it is warranted. I feel like being dismissive of the song's reach is a bad thing: it means we are underestimating our adversaries.

I wouldn't say "oh, only a few people are doing that" if Nazi flyers started appearing in my town, for example.