You are correct on “idiot”, you are wrong on “stupid”.
retard is one such word going under a change.
The evidence in the meme that started this conversation is that it is not undergoing a change.
Idiot is not longer used to refer to actual mental disability, the r-slur is. Maybe eventually the r-slur meaning will change. I don’t see any point in hypothesizing about the fuzzy future possibility of a words meaning, the only thing that matters is what the word means right now, in real life. Your position has no standing.
No, it is in fact likening the person that you’re insulting to someone with intellectual disabilities. Sorry goat, you don’t have a leg to stand on in this one. Best to just not.
“Retard” is a slur that is mean to dehumanize - the association that a developmental disability makes you less than full human.
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Stupid and idiot do not target disabilities.
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You are correct on “idiot”, you are wrong on “stupid”.
The evidence in the meme that started this conversation is that it is not undergoing a change.
Idiot is not longer used to refer to actual mental disability, the r-slur is. Maybe eventually the r-slur meaning will change. I don’t see any point in hypothesizing about the fuzzy future possibility of a words meaning, the only thing that matters is what the word means right now, in real life. Your position has no standing.
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No, it is in fact likening the person that you’re insulting to someone with intellectual disabilities. Sorry goat, you don’t have a leg to stand on in this one. Best to just not.
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Nobody is offended, we’re just letting you know that you look like a bad person and ruining the your credibility of your character.