Lessons from bronies: Removing ableist stereotypes is intolerant!
Remember the backlash when an episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic portrayed fan-favorite Ditzy/"Derpy" as "humorously" mentally challenged? Well, the concerns were heard, and the voice changed!

Aaaaand now some bronies are crying "ruined FOREVER!". To the tune of "not liking our insensitivity is intolerant!"

So, everyone who can now watch the clip without cringeing, you're harshing someone's squee, and that's terrible.

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mmanurere
2012-02-28 03:53 am UTC (link)

Obviously there are things that we don't do like call...ZQ a fag. These are people with feelings.

I use words like lame because it's about context. "That stupid shirt is so lame" is not a slight against you. It's a slight against a shirt.

Hey, look, here's an overlap I (gay person with a disability somewhere between "learning" and "developmental") can comment on!

If "lame" is a slight on the object being ridiculed rather than on the people who the object is being ridiculed by comparison to, then "that's so gay" is the same. And yet, in either case, I have to suppress a momentary urge towards some very, very uncivil language. Am I oversensitive for not casually accepting that people will insult people or things by likening them to me?

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