• Unruffled [they/them]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    So if I were to call someone a “fag” that’s not a slur against gay people? In exactly the same way “Schizo” is a slur against folks with schizophrenia. It’s not rocket science. You are using their disorder as an example of something that’s wrong/bad. How do you think that makes folks with schizophrenia feel? You freeze peach idiots are only interested in yourselves.

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      3 days ago

      2 upvotes on a 1h old comment from an old thread? You brought your alt accounts to boost your upvotes?

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      3 days ago

      Schizo is short for schizophrenia

      Fag is short for faggot, which is already homophobic

      You’re really going to compare this to “faggot” and, to an extent, “nigger”? These words are obviously meant to discriminate those people, when I’ve never seen “schizo” be used to discriminate people having this mental disorder

      You are using their disorder as an example of something that’s wrong/bad

      Well it is bad… I believe nobody wants to have schizophrenia, just like dementia and Alzheimer’s, yet I believe you’re fine with people saying those words when you have bad memory, unless you believe that’s a slur as well? I don’t believe it was ever meant to discriminate those people, or to say that they are inferior in any way.

      You freeze peach idiots are only interested in yourselves.

      Bold assumption to make, when you’re making a tantrum about a specific subject. No, we’re not. And if I’m wrong, then I’ll admit it. Banning straight up for 7 days (iirc) is not the way to go to educate people. You assume bad intentions which can only end up wrong.

      I do agree that using the word like that is inaccurate and might be a bit offensive, but claiming someone is ableist because of this is far fetched

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        3 days ago

        By the way, banning me from your community will not make you be right magically

        That’s really childish