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For the record I was posting in support of inclusive language, but pointing out that context and convention matter.

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[–] Lemminary 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's not quite true anymore. A lot of progressives have been adopting it and it's quite common to see in Spanish lingo, especially in gay and feminist circles, whether tongue-in-cheek or otherwise because it is a viable way of writing incusivity in some way.

Here's a picture of a published book by one of my acquaintances who's both feminist and queer:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The very premise of your question is ableist

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago