Neuroqueer Nidoqueen: “It’s not about specifically avoiding the word stupid. It’s about rejecting the concept of intelligence.”

Social justice doesn’t mean swearing off the words dumb, stupid, idiot, moron, etc. because they’re part of a list drawn up by a social justice warrior. That would be a moral pronouncement without a moral system to back it up.

The real issue is that intelligence is an ableist concept used to rank people based on their ability to contribute within a capitalist system. Once you invalidate intelligence, you no longer need words like stupid because they don’t even make sense any more.

–Nidoqueen

