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?
Everything is a slur. It’s not about the word, it’s about intention and usage. Everyone who is fine with idiot but gets karen-y at retard does not care about people of reduced intelligence but only about oppressing those around him and making himself feel superior.
So calling oneself retarted is fine?
If you can’t even spell the slur, that’s another reason not to use it
Only if you have a condition which could fall under the umbrella of mentally retarded. Otherwise you’re just trying to illustrate a depreciation of self-worth, by insinuating that those with said disabilities are somehow worth less because of it.
It’s that last part that’s shitty.
I would argue that it’s not ok due to the context of the word and self-deprication creates negative feedback loops
One could make the point the word is rigged against lighthearted contexts.