spujb@lemmy.cafe to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 17 days agolemmy user(ule)s: "this sign won't stop me because i can't read"lemmy.cafeimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareDumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·17 days agoI think it’s fine in its original contexts (i.e. “retardant”, or to “retard” something), but could maybe be avoided in 80% of cases. It is inexcusable to apply it to people though.
minus-squarespujb@lemmy.cafeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agothose are entirely different words; different parts of speech, etc :) fully agree but it’s helpful to think of it that way instead
I think it’s fine in its original contexts (i.e. “retardant”, or to “retard” something), but could maybe be avoided in 80% of cases.
It is inexcusable to apply it to people though.
those are entirely different words; different parts of speech, etc :) fully agree but it’s helpful to think of it that way instead