• hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    No matter what it meant when you were a kid, it is still an ableist slur. Also if you aren’t neurodivergent, then please just shut up.

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      1 year ago

      I fucking am and its ablist of you to assume I’m not. Get bent white knight

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      1 year ago

      That’s a bit ablist isn’t it? Saying someone can’t participate in a conversation if they don’t have any neurodivergence?

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          The biggest difference, and why your comparison falls flat, is that “retarded” has more than one meaning. First off, it’s been used medically. It’s also used for something that slows or stops something “x retards progress of y”, “flame-retardant” etc.

          The N word has ALWAYS been used to refer to other people of a particular skin color, and usually negatively. As such, there’s never really been a legitimate use case.