Counterpoint: Kanye West. I’m pretty sure he’s okay being called weird
We really need a different word for each
Good weird is eccentric, bad weird is creepy
How do we categorise people who were bullied and called weird as a child for having autism and now have a trauma reaction to the word?
Own it and realize you are weird, but that’s not actually a bad thing.
That sounds like telling someone to just get over it
My lemming in the Internet you do realize that reaction is because of social discrimination and punishment for not falling in line with expectations, right?
I wouldn’t have a reflexive reaction if I didn’t have experience with being singled out by others because of a damn medical record. I had to be background wallflower at every turn to blend in. I had to grow up with fear that I would be caught out and be treated as an undesirable at any moment.
So yeah, it’s not that simple. Go to med school and maybe present your fucking credentials if you want to be prescriptive.
Lol k, for some it is that simple. Big surprise people have different reactions, I’m sure acting like an ass endears you to others.
What about people that compulsively correct you for using the word “normal” about neurotypicals? From my point of view it seems like they get offended by being called normal, almost like the reverse of being called weird (imo).
Or cisgender? Thinking that’s a slur just means you are dumb.
Yup. Just like racists and bigots get mad when you call them racist or bigoted, while decent people ask what they said that was offensive to avoid future misunderstandings.
