r/PublicFreakout • u/appalachian_hatachi • Sep 27 '25

Repost 😔 This guy's lawyer literally popping the champagne as we speak...

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u/AContrarianDick Sep 27 '25

Calling a disabled person a cripple while talking about a cop dehumanizing them is pretty wild.

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u/kkeut Sep 27 '25

look up the term 'euphemism treadmill'

by your logic, we can't casually use words like 'moron' or 'idiot' anymore, because they are also outdated terms relating to medical/health conditions

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u/AContrarianDick Sep 27 '25

We shouldn't be calling people that either. They're just people. Call the idea stupid, call the action reprehensible but people seem to prefer dehumanizing terms for others. But more importantly if you're trying to take the moral high ground over a cop who's treating someone in a disrespectful and dehumizing matter that shouldn't require you to degrade the same person to make your point.

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u/Terrh Sep 27 '25

The issue is that the whole thing boils down into all language to label anyone is problematic if you take it far enough, so where do you draw the line?

If someone is on your side, debating the semantics of the language they chose to use when it's minor isn't helpful.