I love that you’re calling out narcissism as ableist. Too often I see commentary/videos etc talking about narcissists as id they are basically just Pure Evil … which is just wild to me because even if they were, they were born that way and so it’s a matter of accepting someone for how they were born rather than demonizing someone for having a different suite of chemicals in their brain.

Makes sense - having read the article your comment just made absolutely no sense to me! And I was legitimately trying to figure out what I was missing.

Why did this article spark “are you okay”? I still don’t understand.

Uh, I didn’t post this I just didn’t understand your comment and I seriously still don’t. Here is a the titular quote from the article:

Today, I decided to take the claim that the word “narcissist” is a Greek mythology reference seriously. And I find that if that’s the case, then the word’s original use is to insult someone as vain for not dating anybody. To say that if you’re aromantic or asexual, you deserve to die. It would seem that if the word isn’t an ableist slur, then it must instead be a queerphobic slur. Perhaps we asexuals could reclaim the slur as an ironic self-descriptor. Perhaps I could say, “Yes, I’m a narcissist. My queerness is so powerful it enrages the very gods.” But if the word is to be used as an insult, in reference to Narcissus’ refusal to be in a relationship, then it is a slur. Narcissus wasn’t an abuser, he was queer.

Why is it immoral? I don’t understand. Your comment comes across as like, at best, condescending concern-trolling.

Why did you ask this?