“No one ever uses a disability slur as a compliment. Even when not intended to carry a historical meaning, they are still harmful. And they are always used as an insult.”
CONTENT WARNING: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINS DISABILITY SLURS.
One of the hardest things about being disabled and a disability activist is seeming like the fun police when I call in people for using disability slurs.
Every time I talk to a friend about them using ableist language, I take a deep breath and hope that I don’t lose them. I have lost countless friends when I’ve asked them not to use a slur. Celebrities I admire have unfollowed me,
