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 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?