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.

  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    57·
    12 days ago

    The *r slur is intentionally cruel in a way that stupid can’t match, since stupid is more generic and versatile.

    Maybe the *r slur doesn’t need a replacement, we can just hold ourselves to a higher standard, and drag things without comparing them to someone with a disability.

    • PiraHxCx@lemmy.mlEnglish
      111·
      13 days ago

      The “r” word used to be the correct medical term used to avoid words like stupid and idiot that were considered cruel slurs, now the “r” is considered a slur, and the cycle goes on and on.