• oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    11 days ago

    Yeah “lame” and “dumb” just have new meanings and their old ones are largely forgotten. Their new meanings have entirely new context that surrounds them. To me, who has a disability that affects my legs, lame isn’t an ableist word anymore. It has evolved into something entirely new