Ableist

//ˈeɪ.bəl.ɪst//

"Ableist" in a Sentence (3 examples)

The words "lame" and "spaz" are ableist slurs.

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.

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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