Both of these removals are tacit endorsement of ableism and racism and this mod should be removed. (hexbear.net)

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Also here is the head mod defending a transphobe/chaser https://hexbear.net/comment/3762972

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Insane has always been an ableist term, albeit depending on the context. Insane Asylums have horrible optics for a reason. It's like how retarded used to be proper medical terminology, but because of popular adaption of those terms as derogatory terms, you're not gonna hear a doctor say "yeah your son or retarded" is "you are insane". They're only used as insults now

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Right right I get that. Thanks for your input. I guess I was confused because I’ve personally never used it to actually insult someone, but in a joking manner with friends. But now I’ve learned “dumb” and “stupid” is also ableist. Which, IMO, is just going too far because words change meaning and I don’t think many people use those words with intent to criticize disabled people anymore. But whatever, was just curious.

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