Stuff like "stupid, idiot, moron, dumb," you know the ones. If you’re insulting someone for their shitty garbage beliefs and all you can manage to come up with is ways to insult their intelligence, appearance, or other aspect about them that has nothing to do with their cruelty and shittyness, you should maybe reevaluate.
Just saw a thread on here where a user was stubbornly refusing to adjust their language when another user politely pointed out that it was harmful to our comrades as well, and the person refusing was massively upvoted and the comrade trying to explain why it was harmful was downvoted. Thought we were better than that
I'm not calling anyone out, just wanted to make a post explaining my feelings on it and that when stuff like that happens (not the intelligence based insults, I know its hard to switch, but getting insulted for asking people to avoid them) it hurts and makes me feel less welcome here </3
Using words like “You’re being ignorant” or “That’s a cruel belief” is actually more effective than just going “lmao idiot”.
If those are the words you actually mean to convey I'd say use them instead :)
Edit: if the reception this post got isn't a good proof that this is something this community needs to grapple with, I don't know what is.
Thanks for asking and being thoughtful comrade, I really appreciate you being supportive and sensitive <3
Yeah throughout highschool I was called hunchback/Quasimodo and told to stand up straight due to a genetic disorder I couldn't control. I'm practically bedridden and walk with a cane now so I'm always trying to be sensitive around these things as I know how much insults can hurt. Solidarity is built on understdanding.
I'm sorry you had to suffer through that indignation comrade, it's such bullshit.
I'm proud of you though, for taking away from your own trauma and mistreatment not resentment and being cynical, but realizing that others are treated similarly, often in ways that are invisible to yourself and others, and making sure you always try to look out for them. It's beautiful, and I love you comrade <3
I'm sure you get this question all the time, but like.. I have to ask...
...How often do you think about getting a hidden sword inside your cane? How about a hipflask? Have you actually DONE either of these things?
I've thought of putting a pellet gun inside of my cane, but never actually done it. Would be cool though. I'm hoping an upcoming surgery will allow me to get back to not using the cane and maybe even back to sport and exercise again next year if all goes well
That's dope, best of luck with the recovery my friend ♥️
(Keep the cane around though, might come in handy if you ever need to wallop a fascist)