Joe Rogan declared that the re-emergence of the disability slur "retard" is "one of the greatest cultural victories" on his podcast Thursday.
  • FlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    26 days ago

    Every time we come up with a technical term to describe people with medical impairments to their intelligence, people begin using it as an insult.

    I guess here’s hoping “intellectually disabled” doesn’t catch on (hopefully too wordy).

    • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      26 days ago

      I knew a guy who used “delayed” as an insult after HR told him to stop calling people retards. It offended people just as much but wasn’t against the rules.

      People will find a way.