• SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    19 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.net
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      19 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.