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22nd February 2012

Ableist language alternatives (TW: Ableism, Ableist slurs)

secretsofthedisabled:

kittiesnbabies:

August 11, 2008 — virtualjess

 

General Non-bigoted Slurs

Jerk
Waste of space
Asshole
Asshat
Assclown
Asswipe 
Shithead
Ponce
Plonker
Git
Skeeve
Mook

Instead of “Nuts”, “Psycho”, “Insane”, etc.
Out there
Over the top
A bit much
Absurd
Illogical
Nonsensical
Preposterous
Unreasonable

Instead of “Retarded”
Ignorant
Numbskull
Nincompoop
Bozo
Uninformed

Instead of “Bitching” or “Nagging”
Complaining
Whining
Moaning about
Kvetching
Pestering

Instead of “Lame”
Annoying
Irritating
Stupid
Ridiculous
Aggravating
Frustrating
Infuriating
Baseless
Obtuse
Unintelligent
Ignorant
Uninformed
Asinine
Fallacious
Pathetic
Weak
Poor
Feeble

Silly/Fun General Non-Bigoted Slurs
Chode
Fartsniffer
Pimplesqueeze
Buttsmear
Poindexter

I crossed out the ones I had issues with.

Tagged: ableismlanguage

Source: whatsortsofpeople.wordpress.com

  1. kittiesnbabies reblogged this from felinejaye and added:
    So yeah, here’s the most updated list after the initial one I shared.
  2. felinejaye reblogged this from secretsofthedisabled and added:
    I crossed out more and added reasons to all the crossed out ones. Also added one. Also uncrossed some because I’m cool...
  3. pandem0nium reblogged this from secretsofthedisabled
  4. flanoirbunny reblogged this from secretsofthedisabled and added:
    Reblogging for personal reference so...can get more creative with my insults ;)
  5. fairy1234 reblogged this from goldenheartedrose
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  7. gbgirl reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:
    Yessss. I do think a lack of alternatives can be a reason people stick to their choice slurs. I am a fan of the phrase,...
  8. international-nerd reblogged this from goldenheartedrose
  9. lizzyinthewater reblogged this from goldenheartedrose
  10. emily84 reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:
    awesome!!!! as a non-native speaker, it’s sometimes hard to have synonyms ready and available in my head, so thanks for...
  11. maskitheclown reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:
    I agree with all the cross-outs.
  12. markleberry reblogged this from goldenheartedrose and added:
    go through at least 25% of these per day. That sort of puts my life in perspective. :p
  13. goldenheartedrose reblogged this from p-3a
  14. p-3a reblogged this from secretsofthedisabled and added:
    OH MY GOD THIS IS A THING YES. :D
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  18. isay reblogged this from andwhenithappens and added:
    Generally here in Australia you just call everybody ‘cunt’. Especially your mates.
  19. andwhenithappens reblogged this from everythingbutharleyquinn and added:
    “Ignorant” and “uninformed” are pretty useful.
  20. pigsforeons reblogged this from everythingbutharleyquinn
  21. marzipansexual reblogged this from secretsofthedisabled and added:
    second those cross outs
  22. roxannameta reblogged this from kittiesnbabies and added:
    Hey, this is helpful! LOL, you’re never gonna get me to use “fartsniffer”
  23. clambistro reblogged this from everythingbutharleyquinn and added:
    As an added bonus...all writer pals, learning to ditch ableist terms (as well as all...