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‘R-tarded’ is a slur, and I’m sick of otherwise “liberal” people going along with the right’s move to renormalize it (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by andros_rex@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

sucks for you.

my dad used to beat me and call be f-word all the time. but i 100% don't see any issue with other people using it.

not everyone who experiences the same things as you comes to the same conclusions you do. post-structuralist theory isn't really so hot these days, but you seem to have referenced it as authoritative to your belief in controlling words.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago

Well that's why this sub exists - it is not a matter of fact but a matter of opinion. It's not even a matter of settled law in most places, or at least subject to scrutiny under precedent or context.

I agree its certainly an unpopular opinion and relevant to the sub, but posting an unpopular opinion in a space designated for such opinions does not mean that opinion becomes acceptable.