spujb@lemmy.cafe to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 21 days agolemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read"lemmy.cafeimagemessage-square194fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareDumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoI think it’s fine in its original contexts (i.e. “retardant”, or to “retard” something), but could maybe be avoided in 80% of cases. It is inexcusable to apply it to people though.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-220 days agoI used it yesterday and feel kinda bad. Having said that, the guy I said it to was in an online lobby and I’d said one word on mic and he immediately asked if I was a baddie and told me to rate myself out of 10 for him. I said some not okay things…
minus-squarespujb@lemmy.cafeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agothose are entirely different words; different parts of speech, etc :) fully agree but it’s helpful to think of it that way instead
I think it’s fine in its original contexts (i.e. “retardant”, or to “retard” something), but could maybe be avoided in 80% of cases.
It is inexcusable to apply it to people though.
I used it yesterday and feel kinda bad. Having said that, the guy I said it to was in an online lobby and I’d said one word on mic and he immediately asked if I was a baddie and told me to rate myself out of 10 for him.
I said some not okay things…
those are entirely different words; different parts of speech, etc :) fully agree but it’s helpful to think of it that way instead