• TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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      12 hours ago

      Okay. Would you say the same applies to the word idiot? Imbecile? Moron? Are any of those slurs?

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        17 minutes ago

        idk for idiot or imbecile.

        Moron is a slur imho.

        But these are only my opinions and English isn’t even my first language so I might miss some things ^^`

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          5 minutes ago

          The reason I bring these words up is every one of them was originally a medical diagnosis, that eventually became offensive so they changed it to retarded, which has now itself become offensive, which then became special ed/sped, or special needs, which are now going the way of retard and becoming offensive.

          The line of which of those words is a slur is entirely arbitrary.

          Euphemism treadmill go brrr