Isnāt it weird that mass commercial art lives in here? The type of endeavour we think of as speech, as an individualistic statement ā thatās the Canonical Art ā but the art that people want in their daily lives is Product and Product can be (semi)efficiently made by armies of (semi)skilled labor.
That isnāt really true though; thatās an artifact of technology more than demand. People still want art to hang on their walls, novels, and op-ed columns.
Fair enough.
The patina of mass appeal creates a similar deadening effect once it gets to the viewer as mass construction
Lol ok, Iāll work on that for you
Here is a very helpful primer on avoiding ableist language: http://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html
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Iām not going to be able to give up āidiotā very easily gotta say
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use whatever words you want, buddy, thatās not your problem
āHEY I THINK THIS PERSON IS ACTUALLY JUST AN IDIOTā followed by āNO WAIT GUYS I MEANT HEāS AUTISTIC I THOUGHT IT WAS OBVIOUS TO EVERYONEā
not a good look
Ugh sorry Iām the worst
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Just like a polite southerner trying not to say āJesus Christā and instead saying āJiminy Christmasā, the trick is to find words that start with the same sounds so you can correct mid-word.
That list is good, itās got a bunch of non-ableist words at the bottom. Ignoramus is a good one for the noun version, and Insipid or Inane is good for using it as an adjective.
I say this because Iāve been trying to replace a bunch of words in my vocabulary and this list is great. Thanks @la_ciel!
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Yes, thanks @la_ciel
ādipshitā is always good
ādipshit savantā is actually beautiful
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Turns out most words for belittling people have bad history behind them. That article rules because it gives you some words that just imply the personās voluntarily Not Good.
If you abstain from the r, b, c, or n-words, you should probably shoot to cut out lame, imbecile, etc. too.
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you can also call someone a cock or a putz
comparing someone directly to male genitalia remains richly evocative and, necessarily, fair game
Yeah, I am regularly fascinated by the fleixibility of using male genetalia as an insult and occasionally a begruding compliment.
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yes, you can land some more than glans-ing blows, if you take my meaning
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Donāt thank me, thank @count_slackula
All I did was get pissy on the Internet
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Iām v into the idea that our matching avatar aesthetics caused confusion.
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Love that in our Kojima thread everyone is actively trying to a better person.
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thatās exactly what happened, oops. Thanks!!!
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āIdiotā is so far removed from what it once meant linguistically that I donāt see any problem in using it, but āidiot savantā is definitely ehhhhh
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not me 