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Would it be better taste to use "drunk" or "high" as insults instead of terms relating to disabilities? (sh.itjust.works)
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Like, you choose to be drunk or high. No one chooses to be disabled and it's horrible that a whole demographic is treated as a joke.

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[–] Grimy 2 points 2 weeks ago

Do you mean instead of the word "retarded"? I hope you aren't calling people paraplegic or something.

It's never okay to mock someone's disability or use that disability as an insult, yes drunk or high as substitutes are fine since its a state people put themselves in willingly. I think saying crazy, nuts and wacked out of your mind is fine even though it might be a disability for some.