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?
I think you answered your own question. You asked about “retard”, not about R-word. Some snowflakes will get offended on behalf other people but normal people will just acknowledge rude language and move on.
That is the r word… It is a slut because you are saying that person has a mental disability and is therefore bad. But you wont read this anyways or give a shit.
Well i got a comment deleted from calling myself retared not sure if thats what did it or the providing of facts counter to popular narrative tho.
Mentally unstable mods are all around. I wouldn’t read too much into it unless youw are going around harassing people directly.
Language policing on online message board is 🤡 exercise but we got a crew on it
Man u got no idea. Apparently the mods think its ok to advocate for violence as long as its towards elon musk but nobody else.
mods are not uniform unless you are talking about clown in charge of politics and news subs.
so their modding is generally just reflection of poor reading skills and personal bias.
It was enough musk spam those comments are wild with full on people calling for his death.