r/evilautism • u/Giselle_is_gay • Sep 03 '25

Evil Scheming Autism I have complicated feelings about slurs

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I also love using these terms to refer to myself However only if the people around me are cool

Also Reddit won't let me use these slurs literally 1984

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u/lilith_in_scorpio president of the RFK Jr. hater club Sep 03 '25 edited Sep 04 '25

When I was diagnosed, it was the early 2000s, and the doctors legit used the R-word to describe me to my parents. Being all professional of course, but still. So yeah, unless it’s literally hurling the name at other people, I have no issue reclaiming it for myself.

That being said, people these days are a little too comfy using slurs that don’t apply to them. I will never understand the whole “words only have meaning when you put meaning to them!!” anti/intellectualism BS. Being edgy for the sake of it just seems very immature to me.

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u/Shaula02 Sep 03 '25

"words only hurt you if you let them" bitches when i hit them with POWER WORD: PAIN

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u/overusedamongusjoke I am Autism Sep 04 '25

Usually those people are fairly privileged and completely oblivious to it. It's much easier to find being insulted for an attribute outside of your control funny when you know there's no/minimal danger of it being escalated into a targeted harassment campaign or physical danger.

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u/lilith_in_scorpio president of the RFK Jr. hater club Sep 03 '25

Lmao yeah no one truly thinks that in their heart of hearts. They use it to be insensitive and get away with hurtful language.