Ableism will not be tolerated. There will be no discussion about this, and those who do not follow our policy will be met with a ban.

We suggest all users read our initial post on ableism. It is a necessary explanation of ableism and how it materializes. Furthermore, a list of words that fall under our anti-ableism policy and their alternatives can be found here. If there are any words missing, we ask the community - especially those who are disabled - to notify us.

The guidelines on using ableist slurs are as follows:

1. A slur used in a descriptive way to point out a concept the user feels is negative (e.g., “Capitalism is stupid!”) will result in a warning and a removal of the post until edited. Direct quotes with slurs from historical persons is allowed, however general use must be censored. However, the mod-team will take care to ensure that an explanation as to why the post was removed will be included in the warning, rather than simply stating “No ableism” and leaving the user confused as to what they did wrong.

2. A slur used against a person or group in a derogatory manner (e.g. “Trump is an idiot!”) will result in the removal of the comment and a 3 day ban with chance of appeal if the comment is edited. As stated above, an explanation will be given to the user why their post was removed.

These ‘lighter sentences’ apply only to the ‘commonplace’ slurs on our list. Calling a concept or person “retarded” or “autistic” or any of other ‘harder’ slurs (left uncensored here for clarification) will result in a permanent ban without chance of appeal - regardless of context.