KillingTimeItself

i dont always use it to insult others, and nothing would stop me from using the f slur with my friend group either, gay or not.

You could make the argument that it is offensive to use the word, but that's kind of the point. (not to any specific group of people though)

idk how they haven't choked on their own spit tbh.

Yes. 🤦 Jfc, “asking me not to use a slur against disabled people is a slippery slope to asking me not to tell people to kill themselves.” Fucking, good!

how many times do i have to explain that im not using it against disabled people.

bro it's lemmy, i'm not the government, it's just my opinion.

i'm not an example lmao, i'm a retard on the internet. If i was leading by example i would be a successful politician, not here yapping with people.

yes? Legally hate speech is not protected under the first amendment, so by definition something must be classified as hate speech, racism for example. Generally hate speech. I don't know if this word specifically would be.

I guess you could subjectively classify it as hate speech, but there is a lot of hateful speech out there, so that might get redundant pretty quick.

i think the biggest problem is that it's a less effective use of time, you could spend that time on something more productive, like building a better community, or improving support for marginalized groups, but no we're hear yelling about joe rogan being stupid instead.

At the end of the day, i just don't think it's very productive.

that's not how i use it, but if that's how you use it, than yeah sure. But i don't.

that's factually incorrect and misinformation, so yes, it should be challenged.

I'm not saying that the word retard is a good thing for society though.

Can you please use the word in a context that is not insulting?

lets say for example, you left your car outside, and it rained, and after the storm passed you realized you left the windows down. I would say that it would be a pretty "retarded situation" my response would probably be something along the lines of "well that was retarded" both literally, and on my end.

How would you describe someone or something as “retarded” without implying that there is something wrong with the person or thing?

If i'm using it to insult people, i'm referring to people who have a functional neurology, and aren't actively using it, for whatever reason. As opposed to people who are intellectually/developmentally disabled/challenged whatever you want to use works, who cannot function on that level. There's nothing inherently wrong with having a lowered level of neurological function. There is something inherently wrong with being so obtuse you obscure your own intelligence in stupidity, and be a retard in the process.

If i'm referring to something stupid i did and it's not a person. Something like the previous car example. I might design or build something, and in the process i realize i've made a significant mistake, misplaced some key component, and done something irreversible that needs to be undone, that would be retarded.

I mean, if you literally google the definition of retard it says: "to stay back" "put off, post pone, or delay" Of course the perjorative version was historically used to insult people, specifically those of a lower intelligence. But just because it was once used that way, doesn't necessarily mean i'm using it that way now.

whenever i say it, i'm almost exclusively not referencing people who are developmentally challenged, i'm referencing people who are fucking stupid. You could call them developmentally challenged, but then you're just doing the retard thing that happened to make it a pejorative in the first place. And even then, that's not necessarily true because it's such a sterile definition.