• SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      18 days ago

      Why do you think that narcisicist is a slur, and not a descriptor?

      I was describing a person who I knew, as an example of why I was not going to respect the self-description of people who have a poor relationship with reality.

      I also said they were stupid. Which there were. Is that also a slur?

    • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      18 days ago

      Why do you think that narcisicist is a slur, and not a descriptor?

      I was describing a person who I knew, as an example of why I was not going to respect the self-description of people who have a poor relationship with reality.

      I also said they were stupid. Which there were. Is that also a slur?

      • Grail@multiverse.soulism.netEnglish
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        18 days ago

        The word n*rcissist is a shortened form of a disability, turned into a personal label. It’s like r*tard or sp*rg.

        Regardless of authorial intent, the use of that derogatory label is inseparable from ableism because using the slur emboldens and covers for ableists. At best it’s a dogwhistle.

        I assumed you meant it in relation to the disability because you brought up the idea of an identity being caused by a disability.

            • SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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              18 days ago

              And yet narcissists make up a large proportion of the most “wealthy and successful” segments of modern society … ergo, not a disability.

                  • Grail@multiverse.soulism.netEnglish
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                    18 days ago

                    Here’s a really interesting paper I think you should read. It’s clinicians’ perceptions of the stigma faced by pwNPD. It’s not our own opinions, it’s what psychologists and psychiatrists who don’t have NPD think we face on a daily basis. The opinions of experts on the frontline.

                    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40107324/

                    You can read the abstract for yourself. But in case you don’t have full text access, I’m gonna skip ahead to the conclusion for your benefit:

                    Overall, this research suggests that NPD is highly stigmatized and that NPD stigma negatively impacts the diagnosis and treatment of NPD. We hope these findings provide a foundation for future research on the structure, manifestation, impact, and amelioration of NPD stigma.