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  • bionicjoey@lemmy.catoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldIs "retard" a slur?
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    2 months ago

    As someone on the autism spectrum, I don’t mind using it or hearing people use it at all, as long as it’s being used as a synonym for “dumb” and not being used to specifically disparage someone with a disability. Just like “idiot”, words evolve over time from being specific words to refer to disabilities to just general words for someone being a dumbass.