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submitted 1 year ago by nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Common examples of ableist language are words like, “lame,” “dumb,” “retarded,” “blind,” “deaf,” “idiot,” “imbecile,’ “nuts,” “psycho,” and “spaz.”

It is listed on page 1, paragraph 3.

[–] bownage@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Huh I never knew dumb was ableist, I always thought it referred to a person's decision making rather than intellectual ability