i do not believe these words should be abandoned!
in this post i hope to call attention to the same destructive processes happening to “neurodiverse” as to all the other terms. particularly i want to call out the ableist motivations behind it. my intent is to critique society’s weaponization of words, not the words themselves.
Acoustic?
IDK, but I saw that being used within autistic communities first. At least for a while, which would explain this meme.
Yeah, it was sadly a very quick development/devolvement from “cutesy term used by the ASD community” to “swap-in for the r-slur used by 99% of gen z internet.” something like a matter of months.
Maybe you dont hear this in your circles but in my (younger) cohort it is ALL OVER THE PLACE and has been used against me in a derogatory manner
I feel like the same people who use "acoustic" also use "regarded"
I've heard that as well as restarted
Or “it’s started” due to the Black Eyed Peas!
Idk, I think it's gone out of fashion atp, but it was super annoying.
definitely a generational thing
They just can't catch a break trying to make this meme work, huh
https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-slang-term-acoustic-the-algospeak-word-and-its-memes-explained also ccing @Nutteman@lemmy.world