Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by TaylorAlexander on Sunday February 19, 2023 @03:36AM
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Its true that potato head might be borderline. I suppose I prefer to make the effort and adjust my choices when someone points out my error, than make no effort and ignore feedback I am getting from others. Potato head was new to me and seemed like a good idea, and I did use it against myself. I generally will not insult anyone else's intelligence, but I do suppose that calling myself a potato head might perpetuate that kind of thing. Thanks for the suggestion!
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by jessekv on Sunday February 19, 2023 @05:08AM
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To me, git is ageist.
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by TaylorAlexander on Sunday February 19, 2023 @02:16PM
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That’s fair. Where I grew up no one uses that, I just pulled it from some suggestions on Reddit. I’m not actually familiar with how it’s used.
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by aflag on Sunday February 19, 2023 @05:54AM
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Doesn't fool fall in the same category?
Re:Hundreds of changes made to latest editions of Roald Dahl...
by TaylorAlexander on Sunday February 19, 2023 @07:17PM
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I think of a fool as someone who makes a bad choice, but this isn’t the same as intelligence. Someone can be very smart and very foolish.
Also a typo made me realize that “tool” is perhaps a good non ableist insult.
You'll need to adjust your language as the language has changed.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-can-count-to-potato
https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/acprjo/how_did_p...
Frankly any insult that attacks intelligence in any way is going to be ableist. Attack the merits or lack thereof of the argument.