ableist
Pronunciations
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/ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst/
Adjective
Exhibiting or relating to ableism.
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The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.
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Beyoncé’s commitment to musical and visual storytelling did not “excuse her use of ableist language – language that gets used and ignored all too often”, wrote Diviney.
Noun
One who exhibits ableism, or prejudice against the disabled.
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Like racists and sexists, ableists discriminate against the disabled due only to the fact that they have disabilities and believe in the superior nature and abilities of nondisabled people.
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