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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    21 hours ago

    That makes no sense.

    “dumb” and “negative iq” - that’s the same “ableist language” that “retard” is.

    Not all “dumb” or “low iq” people are evil, I am not trying to drag them into this.

    And “piece of shit” or “fuck face” does not address the “uneducated” part.

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      21 hours ago

      Historical context matters.

      N igger came from the word Negro which just means black, but slavery and abuse of black people has changed the context of the word.

      Dumb and negative iq do not have the same historical context as R etard.

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        “IQ” is most literally where it came from. Together with “moron”, “imbecile”, “idiot”

        Since we all agree that IQ is not an actual quantification of intelligence those words are now used as means to attempt to offend someone, without relation to their medical history or mental aptitude.

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        21 hours ago

        Many of “fuck faces” have degrees, so singling it out isn’t effective.

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            20 hours ago

            Cool, let me collect the educational background of each fuckface I want to offend. Genius.

            Jesus christ, use your natural intelligence people, for once.

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                How is “uneducated” offensive in any way? Do you not understand what “offensive” is?

                How is this different to “retard”? Not every uneducated person is evil or bad. They’re also a marginalized minority. Education isn’t free, nor is it accessible everywhere in the world with ease.

                See where this is going?

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                    20 hours ago

                    Or you can just shut up if you don’t have anything to add to the conversation? Because offering random nonsense as sollutions has never advanced a discussion.

                    K thx bye