I struggle with this myself because I'm physical handicapped but don't mind the terms crippled or lame, even when I use those words to describe myself. Am I holding water for people being ableist? I'm not sure, still mulling it over.
Yep, there's a whole host of sexist/homophobic language that's been partially reclaimed, somewhat, according to some, in some circles. As long as people are being considerate and will happily drop those terms if asked or someone seems uncomfortable, I feel like minimizing harm to comrades can be observed without ceding that language completely to the chuds.
I struggle with this myself because I'm physical handicapped but don't mind the terms crippled or lame, even when I use those words to describe myself. Am I holding water for people being ableist? I'm not sure, still mulling it over.
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Yep, there's a whole host of sexist/homophobic language that's been partially reclaimed, somewhat, according to some, in some circles. As long as people are being considerate and will happily drop those terms if asked or someone seems uncomfortable, I feel like minimizing harm to comrades can be observed without ceding that language completely to the chuds.