• SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 months ago

    It’s a lot of things, but “weird”? I’ve never really described mocking people for things they can’t control as “weird.” That just makes it sound odd or unusual, it downplays the real problem which is that it’s cruel and wrong. Being a bad person isn’t just some “lol how quirky” situation. It’s a choice.

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      3 months ago

      I think it’s not only cruel and mean, but also weird that someone mocks a disabled person by imitating a caricature of a disability.

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        3 months ago

        I just don’t think “weird” is among even the first 5 words when I think of describing someone mocking people like that. Childish, ableist, shitty, mean, wrong. Things like that.

        I think we’re spinning our wheels here ultimately. I just think describing a truly shitty bigoted action as “weird” makes it sound borderline silly/whimsical and doesn’t communicate the gravity of the act.

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      3 months ago

      That just makes it sound odd or unusual,

      That’s exactly what is meant by “weird”.