Using ableist language as insults is always bad, even if the words seem innocuous. Some may reference the "euphemism treadmill" to try to justify their behavior, but it's crucial to understand that the treadmill is merely a linguistic observation. It does not exist to normalize ableist behavior.

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[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I see you've chosen confidence over accuracy again

This is honestly a great way of calling someone stupid, but you do realise that it can be very offensive to people with narcissistic personality disorder, right?

Joke aside, what is really stupid about this is the idea of "insulting someone without hurting there feelings", or as you wrote

insulting someone’s actions or reasoning can sometimes carry ableist implications if we’re not careful.

When honestly insulting someone, there is typically an intent to be hurtful, the idea that you should be careful to "not use language that can offend X group" when doing so, kind of overlooks the whole situation of "insulting" going on

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 0 points 5 days ago

I wrote that sentence you quoted carefully. I did not use the phrase “hurt feelings” intentionally because it’s not what I meant.

I meant “carry ableist impressions,” so I wrote “carry ableist impressions.” Hurting feelings is not a sin. Contributing to a system of ableism that precipitates in mistreatment and curtailed rights for disabled people? Is a category of oppressive behavior.

I will thank you to interrogate my position for what I actually said rather than what you assume I said in the future.