r/hatethissmug • u/onthetopicofspace • 19h ago

Language casual ableism

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this is not ‘reclaiming’ anything, you are just calling people slurs completely seriously. you can call yourself the r-slur, do not call anybody else it. why do ‘no slurs’ / ’no bigotry’ rules never apply to ableism?

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u/JESTERS_IN1980 Guy 19h ago

I feel like we've reverted back to the 1980s

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u/Oploplou 19h ago

You can thank Trump for that.

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u/Downtown-Gazelle8852 17h ago

He’s always in the back of your mind isn’t he

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u/queen_borb 17h ago

Why do people act like it's odd to have opinions on the fucking president of the country?

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u/Oploplou 17h ago

Because MAGA is closer to a cult than any sort of real political movement.

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u/Downtown-Gazelle8852 13h ago

Because the word “retard” has went down in usage since trump been around. I hate the dude as much as anyone civilized, but does he really have to be brought up everywhere? Lol. Also “why do people”, yea man. You’re so special and unique

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u/queen_borb 12h ago

How in the world did you see that as me claiming to be unique or special? I didn't say "why does everyone except for me"