I know that telling people that "idiot" and "stupid", used as insults, are ableist makes them uncomfortable. That's why the posts I make about it go unboosted and unliked, in contrast to my other posts about ableism. It's so socially acceptable and commonplace, that no one bats an eye. But your discomfort at hearing what I have to say, doesn't make it any less true. The fact that it's so commonplace and ordinary to call someone an idiot or stupid or an idiot savant as an insult is all the more reason that this message needs to be heard.

#Ableism
#Idiot
#Stupid
#IdiotSavant

Every time you use a disability as an insult, you are reinforcing the notion that disability is worse than whatever it is you are insulting. You are helping to establish or maintain that hierarchical notion that disabled people are inferior. Yes, even calling a privileged, hyper-abled person an idiot or an idiot savant contributes to this, and is therefore ableist.

#Ableism
#Privilege
#TwiceGifted
#IdiotSavant

I was just told by someone that using "idiot savant" as an insult isn't ableist because they're insulting privileged, hyper-abled folks, not disabled people. But what exactly does calling someone that term imply? That they have a narrow skillset and are socially inept or otherwise disabled in other areas? It's using a disability as an insult, pure and simple.

#Ableism
#IdiotSavant
#Privilege