This morning I was called inferior for being disabled and suggesting maybe people don’t use ableist slurs and ideas (like literally advocating eugenics), and I consider that a “good” outcome, since more often than not people will descend in to literal death threats/wishes or telling me to kill myself (E: alternatively, they will completely dismiss me for apparently being a “white knight” because in their ableist mind disabled people A. don’t exist on the internet or B. couldn’t possibly be able to advocate for ourselves).

People simply don’t give a shit about the harm they cause disabled people, and trying to “take away” some of their favourite slurs (so not even addressing all of their ableism, just the tip of the iceberg part) gets met with increasing defensiveness which will 9 times out of 10 turn to full blown aggression, and 10 times out of 10 with them trying to see how many ableist slurs they can hurl at you at once (all while thinking they’re the funniest people in existence).

Having a space that openly stands against this shit isn’t just a rarity, it is a much needed safe haven. 💙