normally_impaired wrote:
Ok, we'll just go back to the accepted medical terms such as "moronic", "idiotic", "feeble-minded", etc.
I went years being called a ret*d, the reason why it doesn't bother me anymore is because I don't let it. For one thing, it's just a word, if you suck it up and just don't take the insults seriously, then who cares if someone wants to keep saying it. Should we also take action against anyone with Tourette's Syndrome who repeatedly says "ret*d" as a tic (I actually have known people who do that).
Let's not also forget about what makes the USA so great, it's freedom of speech, which doesn't need people to declare that words that offend them should be banned.
Should we also cater to anyone who's offended by anything? I've met Christans who seemed offended by my being an Atheist, should I start believing in a god just so they won't be offended? Should we all stop using dairy products and eating beef so we won't offend people of Hindu faith? Should we end the term "Neurotypical" on the day that someone claims to find it offensive?
Amazing post. People forget that terms like Moron and Idiotic are IQ related words, idiot I believe was actually coined as a clinical term for being deficient in intelligence.
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