See istaphobe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2017 December 8, @JohnstonShow, Twitter, archived from the original on 2025-03-30:",
"text": "Your ignorance & pack of knowledge of Iowa is astonishing. Can a liberal make an argument without its fill in the blank istaphobe insult card to cover up lack of substance. Read a book about @SteveKingIA home district available on Amazon",
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"ref": "2019 April 7, @TomTom2785, Twitter, archived from the original on 2025-03-30:",
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"ref": "2021 October 29, radders2012, “Marvel - Eternals (2021)”, in Digital Spy, archived from the original on 2025-03-30:",
"text": "Sadly its all to common that people don’t see the nuance in the conversation and fall on the istaphobe tropes. You don’t like X, its not because its bad it’s because it has “diversity” so your an ist regardless of anything else you do like.",
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"text": "OP: \"Game is ableist because I can't be bothered to figure out a way around this issue even though one is readily available and has been from day one. Change the game to fit me because you're an -istaphobe if you don't, bigot.\"",
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"ref": "2022 September 16, Disapeared_Ghost, “what's the better way to send a message?”, in MyAnimeList, archived from the original on 2025-03-30:",
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"ref": "2024 February 20, ФDeadEyeФ, “you Can't name your character Nigel?”, in Steam Community, archived from the original on 2025-03-30:",
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