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I miss DroneRights [it/its]
Removed by modIt always had such interesting stuff to say. It was banned recently. I think it should be unbanned and allowed back. It had such interesting perspectives on neurodiversity.
While I agree with your first statement, "narcissist" has been an insult for literally thousands of years before it was the name of a mental disorder. The problem here is that the medical community named a personality disorder after an existing word that means bad and selfish.
Yes, the medical community was also ableist in choosing the name of the disorder, but people living with it still deserve to not have their condition stigmatized. Language changes, and we should make a conscious effort to choose language in a non-ableist way.
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The medical community is influenced by the profit motive under capitalism. We need to do what we can to stand up for our comrades and create a less ableist world. The authorities in the medical establishment often perpetuate systemic ableism, and we need to do better than them.
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The point is that if a user says "hey I have NPD and the use of narcissism as an insult by you is insulting to me and other NPD people" instead of looking for possible angles to attack the user from and instantly calling them a wrecker, just do some self crit, listen to what they have to say, and try not to use it in words in a way that makes them feel unwelcome.
If casual ableism and ableist insults are something the site as a whole wants to discuss, we can do that. I'm sure a lot of people are willing to die on the hill of not doing self-crit for the sake of the ND community, but we could do that.
In the meantime, just don't instantly assume bad faith when talking to users, and if they are talking about ND issues, be willing to listen.
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