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So what using ableist language does, ultimately, is it signals norms and beliefs about devaluing Disabled people. And a culture that devalues Disabled people is dangerous to Disabled people.
EbOne way ableist insults work against people who aren't Disabled (or Disabled in the referenced way) is to use the /implication/ of belonging to a devalued group or being like a devalued group's members to transfer that same devaluation onto a non-group member. I know that's a lot to parse.