• Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      9 days ago

      Hurr hurr most likely as it is closely aligned with the R word, and the jokes that came with it

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        8 days ago

        It doesn’t help that the original comic says that exact word as the punchline.

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      9 days ago

      People with learning disabilities are frequently stereotyped and ridiculed with exactly the same language & body language op is using to portray the ‘tankie’. Imo it’s no different than using the r word.

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        9 days ago

        I see what you’re saying, but it’s also good and fun to point and laugh at tankies/conservatives/fascists and call them stupid.

        Sure, its a little ableist but it’s worth it, and nowhere near the r word. (As a person with fairly severe ADHD and probably a bit of autism in there somewhere since u probably care)