Serious question, we can call people idiots, but retard was very no-no a couple of years ago on mainstream media. Both are old medical terms for the intellectually challenged, I’m not a native speaker and I just would like to know if either is “okay” to use for when someone is “stupid”, like here where they at least act stupid.
No I’m not trying to say that you’re wrong, I’m just asserting that there isn’t doubt as to whether this is ableism. I don’t want that to discourage you from pointing out bigotry when you see it.
Or it’s way too close to ableism, which is something we should not use, no matter the opponent.
It’s not too close, this is ableism.
Serious question, we can call people idiots, but retard was very no-no a couple of years ago on mainstream media. Both are old medical terms for the intellectually challenged, I’m not a native speaker and I just would like to know if either is “okay” to use for when someone is “stupid”, like here where they at least act stupid.
True, that was actually poor wording on my part.
No I’m not trying to say that you’re wrong, I’m just asserting that there isn’t doubt as to whether this is ableism. I don’t want that to discourage you from pointing out bigotry when you see it.
I understood that, and I will continue to point it out, don’t worry about it. But your precision was necessary.