> Outside that sort of bubble I'm not sure how "problematic" it's actually considered to be, by the average person.
to be clear, i'm not trying to call you out with the following. I'm just using that sentence as an example because it's... such a _good_ example. It's not clear that you were even defending that sentiment so much as pointing it out, so please don't take this as me attacking you.
Statements like that are precisely the problem of abelist thinking, and precisely why we need to be active about speaking up for the minorities amongst us. It basically boils down to "it doesn't affect me or folks around me so it doesn't seem like much of a problem".
Most people aren't effected by stairs either, but they really suck for anyone in a wheelchair.
> Tons of movies from the 00s up to the early part of the 20-teens still used it freely and there was no major uproar over it—in general
Calling someone a "fag" wasn't problematic for the same time period too, except for all the people who it was problematic for.
I will agree that "retarted" is a word that a lot of Americans (most?) still think is fine to use, except for anyone with a family member or friend who people disparage with that word.
Does that mean we should continue to be "well, not a problem for anyone I know"? Or should we recognize that it hurts some people, helps no people, and stop using it.
to be clear, i'm not trying to call you out with the following. I'm just using that sentence as an example because it's... such a _good_ example. It's not clear that you were even defending that sentiment so much as pointing it out, so please don't take this as me attacking you.
Statements like that are precisely the problem of abelist thinking, and precisely why we need to be active about speaking up for the minorities amongst us. It basically boils down to "it doesn't affect me or folks around me so it doesn't seem like much of a problem".
Most people aren't effected by stairs either, but they really suck for anyone in a wheelchair.
> Tons of movies from the 00s up to the early part of the 20-teens still used it freely and there was no major uproar over it—in general
Calling someone a "fag" wasn't problematic for the same time period too, except for all the people who it was problematic for.
I will agree that "retarted" is a word that a lot of Americans (most?) still think is fine to use, except for anyone with a family member or friend who people disparage with that word.
Does that mean we should continue to be "well, not a problem for anyone I know"? Or should we recognize that it hurts some people, helps no people, and stop using it.