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Here's the original defederation thread on Hexbear.
Generally, Blahaj and Hexbear disagree on what constitutes a chaser and thus Hexbear felt that Blahaj was not defending against chasers as well as they should, Blahaj moderators and admins were hostile towards Hexbear users, moderators, and admins, and general friction between the two instances. Additionally, some Blahaj moderators were ableist, using derogetory terminology such as "braindead" to refer to Hexbear users in removing their comments, as well as removing Hexbear users calling out ableism.
Honest question, why is "braindead" ableist? I don't think that the term is used to discriminate against, uh, dead people lol
Some people disagree, though IMO it is ultimately ableist.
The term "braindead" originates from braindeath, a mental condition, and can also be taken in similar contexts to the "R-word."
The original series Quantum Leap used the R-word referring to people with mental difficulties not as an insult. I understand today times have changed and used as a slur. Still used in medication today, meaning slow release tablets.
It is not.
That’s a different context.