Wikepedia states
“Much like today’s socially acceptable terms idiot and moron, which are also defined as some sort of mental disability, when the term retard is being used in its pejorative form, it is usually not being directed at people with mental disabilities. Instead, people use the term when teasing their friends or as a general insult.”
Is it only a slur if directed at soneone with mental disabilities? Is it a slur if durected at onself?
Whats lemmies take on this?
But ull still give me a downvote for copy pasting the actuall definition cos u where incapable of fact checking urself.
Welp seems we can also use ur argument for retard as well, so not only are you half wrong you argument proves me full right.
retard
noun
Retardation; delay. Similar: retardation delay
A mentally retarded person.
A person who is stupid or inept, especially in social situations.
Whoa whoa whoa. Slowdown. I didn’t downvote you. I actually forgot to vote at all
And you’re insinuating that I’m a retard because I downvoted you? Take a day from lemmy friend. We all get worked up and I believe you’re worked up
Well if it wasnt u then i guess poor timing didnt bother to check so guess im retarded if anyone is. And no i was simply showing that your argument for why the other words are fine applies equally to “retard”.
Don’t call yourself that. And that I disagree because those other words can be used to justify a generalization while “retard” is not a generalized word.
And I’m just going to assume what you said is an apology, but you haven’t been able to figure how to comfortably apologize to people online. Apology accepted
Pls define what u mean by generalised?
What I mean is anyone can be referred to as an idiot or a moron without isolating a select few. When you say “retard” you’re not only offending a small group of people, you’re offending everyone you call that and the group because you feel those people are lesser.
But the definition of retard includes idiot. All 3 words refer to very simmilalr if not the same mental disability. This seems like just pucking and choosing what words are offensive for zero reason whatsoever. How us this not doublethink?
I think you may be misunderstanding your “victory” here. I suppose that’s pretty contextual, when it comes down to it.