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 2 years 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 2 years ago
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years 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 2 years ago
what did autism speaks do, or still doing?
lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years 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 2 years ago
We’re taking it back at !autismplace@lemmy.autism.place
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 2 years 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 2 years ago
So much so that there’s a song about it!
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
STEP ONE, INSTEAD OF ASS, SAY BUNS
ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 2 years ago
LIKE ‘KISS MY BUNS’ OR ‘YOU’RE A BUNS-HOLE’
Cadeillac@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Buns-hole gets me every time
Cadeillac@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Singing Family Reunion at their concert is a memory I will never let go