• WuceBrillis@lemm.eeBanned from community
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    7 days ago

    I mean, i never really stopped calling people like Rogan and Trump retarded… But calling it a great cultural victory, is just… Retarded.

  • yarr@feddit.nl
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    7 days ago

    Ironically, retard was originally a kinder word cooked up to describe people with lower intelligence, along with moron, idiot, cretin, and imbecile. Over time these became pejoratives. Just kind of interesting to see how language develops and terms intended to avoid offense over time turn into ones that offend people.

  • DrownedRats@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Honestly, if the culture war has been going on this long and the “greatest victory” they can show for it is feeling comfortable using the r slur again, thats just deeply sad for them lol.

  • MissJinx@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I’m not american and don’t care about politics but I was watching a show the other day and when Rogan appeared as a guest I had to shut off after 5 minutes. This person is so annoying I couldn’t stand. Don’t know how you guys do it. I didn’t even liked him in newsradio and I loved the show.

  • scbasteve7@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    It’s okay if he uses that word, he has the pass. The ivermectin really set his IQ below Forest Gump levels.

  • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    You see, the problem with that word is that people who want to keep it around really make me wanna use it.

  • weew@lemmy.ca
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    7 days ago

    They can describe themselves again. I suppose that could be considered cultural restoration?