mention of ablism slurs 

words/phrasrs I've been using lately to replace "stupid" "dumb" etc:

-unexpected
-silly
-a strange choice
-unreasonable
-a poor decision
-a mistake
-not what i wanted
-wrong

instead of "don't be stupid" I've been trying the more positive "try to make good decisions"

I'm open to feedback/other ideas!

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mention of ablism slurs 

@hvee I am trying something similar. language can get so creative if we use it kindly.

mention of ablism slurs 

@bat there are just so many more descriptive and detailed ways to use language than relying on slurs! slurs are not very specific, and they hurt people.

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