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    Ableist language

    I figure that words like this are not triggering for as many people as words like crazy, insane, stupid, mad. If someone was legitimately triggered by salmon or skyscraper, I would try my hardest to not use that word around them, but probably not erase it entirely from my vocabulary. However...
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    Ableist language

    How can you decide what is "less severe" or not? It's not your place to decide what does and does not offend someone. If someone happens to be offended by stupid or mad, then don't use those words. How is it not fair? It's more unfair for people that are legitimately triggered by/uncomfortable...
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    Ableist language

    no. not at all. exactly
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    what if you went to school one day and you were in english class and your english teacher said "Okay, students, I want each of you to draw the scene that you think is most important in X book. You will be graded on the quality of your artistic ability." what would you do. then don't expect...
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    well alright then! I'll shut up in this thread now and just make an effort to be more conscientious.
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    I never said I would continue to use certain words because of the fact that it's hard to tell what is offensive and what isn't! If someone doesn't want me to use a word I won't and I'm sorry that I gave off the impression that I'm that fucking insensitive, since that wasn't my intention. I was...
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    Ableist language

    I guess the question is "how recently was the word in question used to describe a certain group of people". TCoD frowns upon the use of 'gay' and 'retarded' as insults because the insulting, marginalizing nature of those words is very much still present. However only some TCoDians are arguing...
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    Ableist language

    Perhaps Amusing Things?
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    just wanna say, this has to be the single most socially conscious community I've seen anywhere in my entire life I'm proud of you guys :D making the world a better place one step at a time!! I feel like some of you are gonna go on to be lawyers or politicians or extremely vocal protestors and...
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    Ableist language

    i'm done arguing the mafia point because you're never going to understand how fucking egotistical your statements are but this: care to explain why you think so?
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    Ableist language

    i looked back over your complaints and it was basically "oh i wanted to say something at the very end of the day phase but that was three am so :(" and the point is that just because you wanted to make a statement at the end of the day phase does not make the rules any more discriminatory and...
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    oh my god yiran shut up about that goddamn mafia game already the world does not revolve around you just accept the fact that you had ample time to post and just because you didn't get to post ~right before the end of the day phase~ is NOT FUCKING DISCRIMINATORY because there's no way around it...
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    I like absurd and ridiculous! New replacement terms for use in everyday conversation. (I'd forgotten about those but they best fit my style.) (Even doubly important 'cause I'm a music therapy major!)
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    Ableist language

    Sadly the world doesn't treat people of lesser intelligence or whatnot as equals to "normal" people :/ (and I mean sometimes it's necessary, you can't ask people with lesser intelligence or understanding to do things that are beyond their reach but they might be things that "normal" people can...
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    Ableist language

    I'm not so sure about excluding crazy and insane, but I definitely want retarded to be included in the rule.
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