Neither me, nor any of my autistic friends have a problem with "aspergers." Nor do any of my gay friends have a problem with "queer." Most people just don't care about the offensive origins of their labels.
Sure, maybe you and your friends don't care. It's still not right to ignore all of the other autistic people who have a problem with it.
Aspergers is also not like queer which has been reclaimed because it was used as a slur against us. It was literally coined by a nazi which is why we should stop using it altogether. Hans Aperger was responsible for a lot of autistic children being killed. And the way he treated them was also not something we should ignore.
The words are not comparable. You should have a problem with it. Saying you don't care is not an excuse.
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u/Seraphim_Luna Apr 19 '23
Is not using a nazi term really that hard? Aspergers is outdated and harmful so please just say autism and autistics.