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.
man is it just me or is the r word making a comeback
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?”
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It is slowly catching back on.
Even worse they censor fuck but leave the R one in.
Censor a swear word but leave in the slur? Feels like right-wing humor.
How is it a slur?
It’s demeaning to an entire population. Pretty much the definition of a slur.
But “idiot” has the same origin and isn’t a slur?
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.
Unfortunately yes… I noticed an uptick in usage after musk started using it openly.
Sadly yes. I mean stupid is right there and is just as effective
not by any stretch of the imagination
Unfortunately been seeing it and hearing it from others lately.