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?

  • EABOD25@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    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

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        2 months ago

        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