Going With The Flow

Tw/Cw: talk of ableism/ableist terms

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First image: Black text on a distressed red background that reads "Disability is not a slur.

Second Image: Black text on an orange distressed background that reads "Autism/Autistic is not a slur."

Third image: Black text on a yellow distressed background. It reads "We need to destigmatize the word disability. It's not a slur, it's not a swear word, and it's not dirty. It's simply a descriptor/label. But you know what are slurs? Words that actually hurt disabled people? The r-slur, cripple, lame, dumb, handicapable, deranged, deformed, crazy, insane. Most of these are still used as insults. Or equated to something bad."

Fourth image: Black text on a red distressed background. It reads "Disabled people are already living in a world that was not made for us. A little consideration, even just about word choice, can make all the difference.

Fifth image: Black text on a yellow distressed background. It's titled 'Sources' at the top of the image, which is then followed by a list of sources:

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/fighting-against-disabled-slurs

https://www.therollingexplorer.com/catergory/disability-advocacy/ableist-language-series/

https://www.disabilityandrepresentation.com/category/disability-slurs

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Something that I was unable to mention in the above infographic, the reason that words like insane or crazy are harmful because they reinforce that those are morally awful, horrible things, or at the very least something to be ashamed of. This is inaccurate and it only adds to the saneist propaganda already out there. The same goes for using the words 'blind' and 'deaf' in the wrong situations, like saying "Man I'm so deaf hahaha" or "Wow I really must be going blind."

*remembers I have Symptoms Syndrome™️ and am very breakable*

Me: have symptoms

Person: oh. Do you go to work or school or...?