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Kevin ([personal profile] alliancesjr) wrote2010-02-13 12:02 pm

A Serious Question

I've seen this term come up in a lot of Internet arguments (Oh, Internet Drama. How I don't miss you.) and I don't know what it means.

What the hell is "ableist" and why is it derogatory? I mean, I guess I understand - from context, mostly - that it means someone who's discriminatory to disabled people, but...what is the reason for the word?

[identity profile] foresthouse.livejournal.com 2010-03-20 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel like it's another word the PC Police came up with in their off-hours. And I see it as a rational debate-killer.

[identity profile] alliancesjr.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
So basically, it out-Godwins Godwin.

[identity profile] foresthouse.livejournal.com 2010-03-24 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. Indeed.