• @wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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        214 months ago

        I’d rather not

        Mongoloid in that context is a reference to people with Down’s syndrome having similar eyes to Asian people, who were referred to as the mongoloid race.

        Using elongoloid I think just brings back the dehumanization of those two groups. Plus it uses people with downs as a benchmark for stupidity, which I think is wrong (there’s a very wide spectrum of capability for Downs people).

        I like the Forest Gump philosophy: “stupid is as stupid does”, and Elon Musk does more stupid on a daily basis than any downs person I’ve ever met, and probably in all of history.

        Side note: my sister has Downs, so making fun of them is a bit of a trigger for me. I like a good natured ribbing and can take jokes, but that’s my off limits area. I hope you don’t take my comment the wrong way, I’m not mad or offended, just throwing in my thoughts.

        • @BCsven@lemmy.ca
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          54 months ago

          +1 for DS. My son wirh DS can operate PowerPoint better than some of my coworkers :)

    • masterofn001
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      104 months ago

      Careful, one of his fellators may find your comment and kek you. Or whatever it is they do.

  • acargitz
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    114 months ago

    So like, I can go on X and spew hateful lies about covid, about Jan 6, about trans people, about wokes, etc, but this crosses a line?