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I remember joking years ago that "disabled" would become a slur, after "retard" became less and less acceptable.

I didn't think it would actually happen, but the endless treadmill is being proven again and again. I would also bet that "differently abled" is absolutely considered offensive by the end of this decade.



Neurodivergent is the next one in line I think.

Another poster pointed out that “non verbal, non vocal” is actually a better burn than the one it’s replacing.




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