And now apparently autism. Why us? Autism doesn’t cause you to be useless or stupid, most of us aren’t recognised in public and a high percentage isn’t even diagnosed.
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solsangraal@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
all medical terms get turned into hateful insults–moron, idiot, imbecile, r*tarded which is approaching but will never achieve n-word status-- all used to be actual medical diagnoses. “obese” will go the same route and be replaced by something else, which will also eventually become derogatory and be replaced
funny how “shit”, “piss”, “fuck”, “cunt”, “cocksucker”, “motherfucker”, and “tits” are almost everyday words now
Persen@lemmy.world 4 months ago
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
The reason is bigotry. If you really want to get into it, a big reason for the stigma against autism is the damage done by Autism Speaks.
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
what did autism speaks do, or still doing?
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
They’re behind just about every negative stigma surrounding autism. Mainly that it’s a debilitating disease that ruins the lives of everyone around them and needs to be cured, as well as that autism is caused by vaccines.
BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place 4 months ago
We’re taking it back at !autismplace@lemmy.autism.place
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I wonder if those prior medical terms had precise definitions. Obese is BMI >= 30 and morbidly obese is >= 40. BMI itself has some issues but works ok as a general assessment for most people.
Asafum@feddit.nl 4 months ago
So much so that there’s a song about it!
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 4 months ago
STEP ONE, INSTEAD OF ASS, SAY BUNS
ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 4 months ago
LIKE ‘KISS MY BUNS’ OR ‘YOU’RE A BUNS-HOLE’
Cadeillac@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Buns-hole gets me every time
Cadeillac@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Singing Family Reunion at their concert is a memory I will never let go