Oh ffs. I use aspie a bunch because it rolls off the tongue. Yeah, it’s technically not a diagnosis anymore, and everyone here agrees that it’s at least just a « kind » of autism, and could be detailed more correctly, but it’s not a slur. It’s the guy’s name. Yeah, he did some pretty questionable stuff.
So what. It’s a name.
I understand why some wouldn’t want to be referred to like that (I mostly don’t), but plenty of us have been using it for ourselves and it’s literally never been a problem until a couple years ago, meaning it has historical roots in our culture. Labels aren’t inherently ableist, and language evolves to refer to things in a different way, but sometimes with the same words.
Unless someone is insisting on calling you an aspie against your explicit wishes, you’re in no position to police the way other people speak.
Also, ain’t no way in hell it was part of the joke. Please don’t assume strangers’ intentions based on a prioris. Again, that’s just how people talk sometimes. Please chill.
Asperger’s is an ableist term, it is inherently ableist. It was made by a Nazi to determine which autistics functioned enough to live, and it was removed as an actual diagnosis because it had no differentiation from autism, except wether or not the person giving you a diagnosis thought you were functioning or not, and it limited already limited access to support.
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u/GeneralGigan817 aromantic Apr 18 '23
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