*swings a pendulum in front of you* oooooh you wanna stop using psycho/psychotic as insults so badly. and psychopath. and sociopath. and antisocial. and homebound. and schizo. and narcissist(ic). and braindead. and mouthbreather. and delusional. and
It's occurred to me that the core of pretty much any name-calling is going to be some level of ableism, racism, sexism, etc. so maybe we all would benefit from being more direct in the criticisms we have for people we don't like. Like, say what you actually mean instead of using disabilities as a proxy for the word "bad"
you're not gonna believe the origins of the word "bad"












