Ugh. Someone in the sims community (yeah, yeah) tried to claim that they weren't insulting anyone when they said a certain pre-made sim had to have the most "plastic surgery" for a makeover thread because he looked like he had Down's Syndrome. *facepalm*

Excuses? "I have a disabled parent!" and "I'm and EMT, we joke like this all the time!"

GUH. Ablism is a pretty big thing for me. For awhile, I was going into special education (until I realized I don't like teaching) and most of my jobs have been working with those with disorders and disabilities (as well as the older adult population, who are not always as able as the younger population). I know that even I am still learning, but it's personal to me because I have been very invested in my clients and their well-beings. I'm glad you're covering it, even though you stated that you're pretty new to this stuff. :-)