There’s a clear campaign against the mentally ill with the global rise of fascism. Lots of it shows up in anti homeless rhetoric, but you can see it in the MAHA and anti vaccination movements.

There’s no reason to use the word “r-tarded” to describe someone. As someone who’s worked with the intellectually challenged, it’s an insult to them to compare them with people who are willfully ignorant.

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    8 hours ago

    Look we can’t call each other retards because other people will get triggered for us…

    Besides every sane person knows that in common speech this is just means “extremely stupid” with no derogatory intent.

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      4 hours ago

      “extremely stupid” with no derogatory intent.

      I think you should look up the definition of derogatory. Calling someone stupid is derogatory.

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        3 hours ago

        The derogatory intent is directed at the insult target, not an uninvolved group of people, is what they meant.

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        How else would you refer to people with below average critical thinking skills who perform actions without understanding or considering the consequences.

        Please keep your answer non-derogatory.