The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All - Ch. 97 - Thank You

[OnewingedMasios]

heyy lemme say something real quick.
the reason "autistic" isn't a slur is because that's not what the word is for. for something to be a slur, it needs to have the sole purpose of only being derogatory. meanwhile, "autistic" is an actual fucking diagnosis (which i have) that people misuse because they're disgusting pieces of shit who view autistic people as stupid and inhuman.

meanwhile, "retarded" may have used to be a diagnosis, but it is not anymore. as it stands, it is exclusively used as an insult, while also being synonymous with "mentally disabled." so i think you can see how that would piss off a lot of disabled people, like myself.
so while i don't really care to debate if it technically fits the textbook definition of a slur, personally, i just think using a word synonymous with mental disability as an insult is dumb and bad no matter what. it's a symptom of people's undying hatred for the disabled, which in my opinion, shouldn't be upheld

ramble over, autistic bitch OUT!!

you just can't say "this isn't a slur because it doesn't fit the definition of slur" (which you got wrong btw), and then try to flip it around to being "it's okay even if it doesn't fit the definition because I say so. A slur, in this context, is simply any deragotory term

noun
noun: slur; plural noun: slurs

1. 1.
   an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.
   "the comments were a slur on the staff"

which you could have easily just looked up. It is often used towards specific groups, but it is not required to be by any means. That and just because something is a diagnosis doesn't mean it can't also be an insult. The word disabled is a diagnosis as to get disability benefits you are required to be disabled. However you will find a lot of people dislike the term in modern day due to it being used as a slur. So saying

that people misuse because they're disgusting pieces of shit who view autistic people as stupid and inhuman.

actually just hinders your own argument in the same paragraph you make it since by definition that is a slur using both deragotory criteria as it is both an insult and one towards a specific group. All of this also assumes that autistic is the diagnosis but it has never been? As a fellow ASD person you should know full well the actual diagnosis is "Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)" or one of the specific diagnosis of it like what I have (Asperger's Syndrome (AS)), Rett's Syndrome (RS), Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD (which my cousin has)), Kanner's Syndrome (KS), and Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD). Under no circumstance would your diagnosis ever be simply "autistic". It would always be one of these 5 types of autism and they would refer to you as "they have autism", "they're on the spectrum", or "they have Rett's Syndrome".

meanwhile, "retarded" may have used to be a diagnosis, but it is not anymore. as it stands, it is exclusively used as an insult, while also being synonymous with "mentally disabled."

This isn't true. Have you ever heard of a "flame retardant material"? Retarded's original definition is still used which means to slow down something: noteably in science, especially physics. Some examples include retarded potential, and retarded time The actual reason it ever got associated with 23 chromosomes is because they have slower reaction speed, response time, and ability to learn. Hence they are "slow" became an insult aimed at them, and the more "proper" way to say it just because "retarded" since it was more "fancy" because it was a french loan word. It is also still used as a diagnosis in the UK and even got backlash from WHO because of it back in 2022.

so i think you can see how that would piss off a lot of disabled people, like myself.

I use it to self identify myself a lot. Reason? It was still the normal diagnosis back when I was growing up so it just stuck with me. Saying I have Asperger's Syndrome or I have AS doesn't feel like an identity to me the same way as saying "I'm retarded". Same as how "gay", "dyke", and "queer" are often used by a lot of younger people these days to self identify which is crazy to me, but that is because my generation "homosexual" was the norm ("I'm a homosexual") with gay and queer being slurs (even to this day I find queer to be uncomfortable). So maybe this is a cross-generational thing where it has different feelings for younger vs older people on the spectrum

i just think using a word synonymous with mental disability as an insult is dumb and bad no matter what

Austistic is synonymous with "mental disability" now-a-days and we both know it even if we don't agree with it. It's no different from how "mental retardation" became simply "retarded" and joined the plethora of insults that insult someone's intelligence (i.e. stupid, dumb, idiot, moron, slow in the head, dumbass, etc. All of which are specifically and exclusively used to insult someone's intelligence and except for the last one were all official diagnosis for people within the past two centuries)

it's a symptom of people's undying hatred for the disabled, which in my opinion, shouldn't be upheld

There is a lot of terms (some of which I listed above) that are used exclusively towards the disabled yet I never see people get mad about or gloss over. Even teh word disabled is considered a slur in some communities (i.e. the Deaf community despises the term disabled and refuse to admit they are)

-Fellow ASDer