See also Moron, imbecile, and cretin.
All Originally medical terms, that then entered comon usage as insults, fell out of favor medically because of that, were rejected by polite society, then after a refractory period and enough replacements, became lower grade insults that were more acceptable for common use.
It's based on usage. R word is tainted now, this might change in the future or not. Language doesn't care about etymology, only about usage. If the usage is generally negative and implies inferiority of a minority it's a slur.
Calling someone an idiot doesn't imply that disabled people are inferior, which makes it ok to use.
It already is. I'm autistic and I've caught a ban a few times for saying things like "sorry, I'm a little autistic" or "lol my autistic ass" and the mods are like "you cannot use autistic as a slur" and I'm like "motherfucker I am not a slur".
45 Comments
xkbx@startrek.website · 113 pts · 270d
man is it just me or is the r word making a comeback
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world · 87 pts · 270d
Even worse they censor fuck but leave the R one in.
EvilBit@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 270d
Censor a swear word but leave in the slur? Feels like right-wing humor.
Larry@lemmy.zip · -5 pts · 270d
EvilBit@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 270d
It’s demeaning to an entire population. Pretty much the definition of a slur.
Larry@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 270d
axexrx@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 270d
See also Moron, imbecile, and cretin.
All Originally medical terms, that then entered comon usage as insults, fell out of favor medically because of that, were rejected by polite society, then after a refractory period and enough replacements, became lower grade insults that were more acceptable for common use.
olafurp@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 269d
It's based on usage. R word is tainted now, this might change in the future or not. Language doesn't care about etymology, only about usage. If the usage is generally negative and implies inferiority of a minority it's a slur.
Calling someone an idiot doesn't imply that disabled people are inferior, which makes it ok to use.
Larry@lemmy.zip · 0 pts · 268d
yucandu@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 270d
Well the medical people stopped using it so it only makes sense, yeah.
Like when they stopped using 'idiot' and 'moron', those words became socially acceptable to use again.
Just wait until you hear the kids say "Bro, are you developmentally handicapped?"
Zozano@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 270d
They're already calling each other autistic lol
Just wait until 'autistic' becomes a slur.
yucandu@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 270d
It already is. I'm autistic and I've caught a ban a few times for saying things like "sorry, I'm a little autistic" or "lol my autistic ass" and the mods are like "you cannot use autistic as a slur" and I'm like "motherfucker I am not a slur".
Zozano@aussie.zone · 15 pts · 270d
Sounds like the mods are autistic af
aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 270d
Zozano@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 270d
D:
NotAnAlt@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 269d
White people do be like that sometimes.
Think they aren't part of the problem when they use white privilege like a superpower.
Denalduh@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 270d
Unfortunately yes.. I noticed an uptick in usage after musk started using it openly.
galoisghost@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 270d
Sadly yes. I mean stupid is right there and is just as effective
chronotron@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 270d
not by any stretch of the imagination
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 270d
It never went away
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 270d
Republican?
Exusia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 270d
"Man, you on the Tylenol huh" sounds way funnier anyway
nightlily@leminal.space · 2 pts · 269d
Assigned Tylenol At Birth.
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 268d
Except many autistic people have higher than average intelligence.
Exusia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 268d
Ok? I don't dislike autistic people. Feels more of a shot at RFK while also getting to insult someone. Also, you get to avoid using a taboo word.
RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 270d
Unfortunately been seeing it and hearing it from others lately.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 269d
Trump said it’s ok so they all love it now.
snooggums@piefed.world · 3 pts · 270d
It is slowly catching back on.
sparky@lemmy.federate.cc · 2 pts · 270d
since OP appears to be one of Ze Germans, i’m going to take the charitable interpretation that they were probably not aware of the connotation
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 270d
BootLoop@sh.itjust.works · 51 pts · 270d
The pregnancy test:
Are you pregnant?
If you answered yes, then you are pregnant.
NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org · 37 pts · 270d
axexrx@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 270d
What if I was practicing my French and meant to say I was full after a meal, but got it wrong?
(je suis pleine)
KittyCat@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 270d
Its fuck, you can just say fuck, stop fucking censoring your words
Electricd@lemmybefree.net · -20 pts · 270d
Pick another fight
athatet@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 270d
We can fight more than one fucking thing at a time.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net · 1 pts · 266d
Sure but I feel like there are immensely better uses for your time
athatet@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 266d
No you’re right. The five seconds it takes me to reply to you while also taking a shit feels really wasted.
Electricd@lemmybefree.net · 0 pts · 266d
You should start a YouTube video. How dare you Lemmy on poop time?
faerbit@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 269d
Fuck you
Electricd@lemmybefree.net · 1 pts · 266d
❤️
Fuck you too buddy
biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 268d
With full disrespect, I don't fucking care about your opinion
Kind regards,
biggerbogboy
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 270d
I like the dumb girl, she seems nicer.
Strider@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 269d
She might not even be dumb.
ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org · 13 pts · 270d
boomer slop.
NichEherVielleicht@feddit.org · 4 pts · 270d
teslasaur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 269d
Because it actually has a setup and a punchline?
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 269d
LOL I wanna be friends with the people who come up with these stock photo captions.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 270d
Obviously not their natural color