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lemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read" (lemmy.cafe)

submitted 5 months ago by spujb@lemmy.cafe to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slur

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[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago

I've been called dyslexic before as a slur a few times. I laughed every time and explained that I am dyslexic.

Zero times have I ever, EVER cared that someone used this word like this. Why? Because they are human beings that saw symptoms and thought it was funny.

Is dyslexia funny? Yeah, sometimes. In the same way, there are some hilarious characters that are blind. Our differences don't have to be something we're constantly defensive about. Humor is a very human reaction to coming to terms with such things.

Some people just need to take a step back and realize it's okay to inject these things into humor, IF you do it tactfully, and with a measure of compassion.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

i’m glad you can find humor in it but it’s also important that you shouldn’t tell others when to not feel offended

which you are doing with the phrase “some people need to take a step back.” that’s a really unkind thing to say.

(edited for clarity because i misspoke 🙂)

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I could not agree more! I hope you re-read what you just wrote.

Edit: Wow... that was a really dishonest edit you just made. You literally edited your comment so it looks like I'm conceding my position, and you didn't even put "Edit" in there. I think we're done here... if you're doing things like this, then nobody on this platform should be conversing with you seriously.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 6 points 5 months ago

i edited my comment because i misspoke, which you accurately called out, and i thanked you for. please be kind.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 4 points 5 months ago

edited, thank you

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago

I've reported you for that. No person on Lemmy should be permitted to edit their comment to make the person they are having a cordial exchange with seem like they agreed to something they didn't agree to.

I saw you block others in this thread purely because they disagreed with you, so this isn't too shocking... but still, shame on you.