ableism is something that’s so quickly brushed off and dismissed by many and it’s not always easy to push back on. for every hard fought and argued step forward, “jokes” like this are many steps backwards. we’re not perfect on our instance, but we try out best to catch and remove ableism and we listen to our neurodivergent comrades to make sure we’re doing the best we can.
Agreed, and it isn’t just jokes. It’s way too common for some edgy people to call others “insane” for disagreeing with them, for example.