Learn English – What do you call someone who hates people with mental disabilities

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What do you call someone who is hateful, discriminatory and bigoted against people with mental illness and further stigmatizes them by calling those with mental disabilities nutcases, psychos, freaks, mental, and all the rest?

Best Answer

Such people are called Ableists. What they practice is called ableism.

Definition of ableism is :

discrimination or prejudice against individuals with disabilities

Source : http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ableism