I’d like to expand on this and possibly give some clarification to @6ix who seems generally unaware of this issue.
in the ASD community (autism spectrum disorder is considered the polite word for it) it is often a subject of great debate and angst the usage of the words “autism” and “autistic” because they are frequently used as offensive insulting slurs online. Lots of groups have had to straddle this awkward middle ground where they embrace the “autistic” label, because that is what is most colloquially familiar term to people, but also reject it because of its history as a slur.
I’ll say this - even the worst n-word dropping WoW discords I’m in ban the use of the word autistic. It’s considered an offensive term in and of itself by a lot of people.
6ix, to give him full credit that he definitely does not deserve, probably did not realize this, and I suspect so because he didn’t seem to even understand what ASD meant. Maybe others here don’t. But “autism” is definitely used as a slur across the world wide web, I am fairly certain 6ix is/was aware of this, and I consider myself a part of that community and am very active in support groups for it across the web.
To me, and I’ve discussed this privately with the mods, that was one of the most abhorrent bullying posts I’ve ever seen on this site, and for you to only receive a 2hr ban and me to receive a perma and then a retroactive 24 hr for using the word “dumb fucks” while you’re still sitting here trolling over the autistic stuff is a bit hilarious, but I am just trying to inform here, not cause shit.
Speaking of that, the warning seems fairly straightforward
Posts that attack or insult another poster (including but not limited to name calling) will result in a one-day silencing. This policy applies to all posts and all threads.
What does “speaking of [functional illiteracy]” mean? A natural reading is that you are saying 6ix is functionally illiterate, so he can’t follow basic, clearly stated instructions.
If that’s what you meant, then you should silence yourself for a day.
No, I was pointing out that even a seemingly innocuous thing like calling someone functionally illiterate falls under “Posts that attack or insult another poster (including but not limited to name calling)” but I see how it could be read the way you did.
