My partner is playing through The Deadlock Protocol right now in preparation for playing the new update content, and I’m watching. And Eudico called Nef Anyo a narcissist. For those who aren’t plugged into disability discourse, “narcissist” is a slur for people living with NPD, or narcissistic personality disorder. It’s a crippling disability caused by having been abused as a child. I understand Granum calling Nef a slur, because Granum sucks. And there’s a cool dramatic irony in there that if Nef is a person living with NPD, it’s obviously Granum’s fault for being a deadbeat dad. Granum is insulting himself by using a slur, and that’s good writing. But Eudico using a slur is bad writing. It took both me and my partner right out of the story and made us feel disappointed that even the worker’s solidarity faction in warframe can’t avoid using mental health terms as insults. If anyone should be avoiding that behaviour, it’s Solaris United. It’s depressing.

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    I know lots of people don’t know it’s a slur. That’s why I made this post and included an explanation of how and why it’s a slur. I don’t know what your complaint is. I was very aware of what you’re saying and took action on it. Is your argument that I shouldn’t have told people it was a slur? Are you opposed to the concept of education? Or are you just arguing because you like to be contrary?