The joke would work fine as Post Traumatic Dumb Shit, I think. I bet there’s other better ways to construct it too, if you don’t think that scans.
That’s if you don’t want to be buried in ableism accusations when you use it, which are, imo, getting in the way of this fine little meme.
It loses the association with “unfortunate things that happen in your head” problems, but Downs and PTSD are different categories of things anyway. Inherited vs inflicted, permanent vs temporary, etc. Doesn’t quite work.
People these days are too knowledgeable not to have that part screw with their ability to laugh at the joke, even if they understand it’s not malicious at all.
My at a glance understanding of the joke is that the… young boy character? does not understand the words he’s using. Not fully, anyway. Bit if a bone apple teeth situation.
Which is to say, I don’t think it scans. Dumb shit sounds to me like a school boy dunk and not confusion. I think different D and S medical terms could work pretty well, though.
The joke would work fine as Post Traumatic Dumb Shit, I think. I bet there’s other better ways to construct it too, if you don’t think that scans.
That’s if you don’t want to be buried in ableism accusations when you use it, which are, imo, getting in the way of this fine little meme.
It loses the association with “unfortunate things that happen in your head” problems, but Downs and PTSD are different categories of things anyway. Inherited vs inflicted, permanent vs temporary, etc. Doesn’t quite work.
People these days are too knowledgeable not to have that part screw with their ability to laugh at the joke, even if they understand it’s not malicious at all.
My at a glance understanding of the joke is that the… young boy character? does not understand the words he’s using. Not fully, anyway. Bit if a bone apple teeth situation.
Which is to say, I don’t think it scans. Dumb shit sounds to me like a school boy dunk and not confusion. I think different D and S medical terms could work pretty well, though.
That is a good point, it needs to read as an attempt to diagnose, not an insult. I stand corrected.
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I just dont care about the accusations. I know my intent and recognize the potential impact.
No worries then.