Why do people hate the word retard?

[Formerly Black Trash]

I've seen ppl calling it the r world on Twitter

Retard comes from the word retardant

Fire Retardant

As in fire retardant, it means to slow

If I'm using the r word towards mentally deficient people, I deserve the smoke

But I can't call stupid ppl retards?

But say someone is slow, ppl won't get mad

I think shyt like that is virtue signaling( And I usually hate that word)

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Say what you want and accept the consequences of how it is taken.

 

[Fiji Water]

Say what you want and accept the consequences of how it is taken.

I agree largely but for your username to be about anonymity is hilarious

 

[AnonymityX1000]

I agree largely but for your username to be about anonymity is hilarious

lol good point.

 

[Fill Collins]

What are you OP, retarded?

Say what you want and accept the consequences of how it is taken.

Pretty much this

Freedom of speech =/= freedom of association

 

[⠀X ⠀]

Because it’s been used as a derogatory term for decades.

 

[The God Poster]

@KevJ

 

[ItsPeople]

To retard your cars timing @Schadenfreude

 

[Dont@Me]

Idk OP, but change your name

 

[Samori Toure]

Because it’s been used as a derogatory term for decades.

So has nikka with the hard "r" and all that it means is water or river.

 

[Pseudo]

Because it's been used as derogatory term to attack persons with intellectual disabilities

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

@KevJ

You beat me to it

 

[The God Poster]

You beat me to it

Great minds lol

I am usually several steps ahead of you tho

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Because it's been used as derogatory term to attack persons with intellectual disabilities

Yeah but it's not like the n word where it only has one use

Or the f work where the other use is really archaic

 

[Deltron]

Yeah but it's not like the n word where it only has one use

Or the f work where the other use is really archaic

people use the word fakkit in a similar fashion to retard