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I'm not married to word usage in general, but I can understand the push back. Everybody knows that stigmas can exist, but I would hope mute people don't take issue with the word dumb in its modern day usage. People just get used to their habits. This feels like the c-word debate in GBS. Some people aren't keen to be on the forefront of the culture war and I also think it's not entirely healthy to feel malice when there is none. In a way, autist has already replaced the old usage in many communities, and while I'm sure people will start railing against that as well, it just feels like the most exhausting people are leading the charges on word usage because the stakes feel so low compared to other things that require tackling. As time goes on, what little malice that remains in the r-word will fade as well. It's not like advocating for change is bad, but I guess I'm just weirded out by how zealous people are about it. But you know, maybe this is a small improvement in the world and its more than what I'm doing.
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