I thought it was widely accepted that you shouldn't use this word outside of, like, quoting old medical diagnosis from when the word was used in that context. It is not an okay insult.

Maybe I just hang out with nicer people.

I agree. Often there is a better insult to use against someone who is being idiotic that’s not also disparaging to an unrelated group.

There is reason to use it. It fits me well sometimes.

Not at all

My brother has a mental disability. Not his fault, doctors fucked up ab operation when he was a baby and he came out severely damaged. He has the intellectual level do about a 13 year old, but he mostly lives independently, he got his drivers license in a country where many people with full brain capacities cannot. Doctors told my mom after the operation to just dump him in some institution, because he'd never even talk. She told them to go fuck themselves.

I'm fucking proud of him (and my mom), because with severe limitations he really got himself ahead. I see him as a fucking genius.

Then there are retards like Elon musk who do have a full brain with full abilities but somehow fail to even surpass what my brother wasn't supposed to be able to do, yet by brother does it, these people do

I call people removed when they are supposed to be better but just chose to be lazy or not caring or just behave removed.

Is an insult against people who are supposed to be smart but behave like they have a mental disability, and I stand by that.

If you feel offended, the that is on you.

You're right technically but things have regression so far back were at 2016 levels of slurs the nword is making a comeback. Until thats sorted you have zero chance getting people to care about retard.

I don't think intellectually challenged individuals deserve cruelty, nor do I believe anyone does. However, this is the first argument that popped into my head, and I want to genuinely discuss this. Again, I do NOT agree that the intellectually challenged are deserving of discrimination. This is for the purpose of discussion.

If being intellectually challenged isn't worthy of discrimination, why feel insulted when called retarded?

+1

Maybe y'all haven’t experienced it as a slur. I grew up around jerks that did, and it leaves a nasty taste. I’ve caught myself using it, and felt awful afterwards.

Does that mean if I'm autistic I get an R- word pass?

Tbh "r-tarded" is much better anyway it's funny as hell

My uncles were retarded due to Rh incompatability before they understood about Rh Factor. They called themselves retarded, our family called them that, it doesn't sound wrong or deragotory to me.