The people I am concerned about are those like my sister with Downs.
“Retarded” stopped being used by the American government to refer to people with intellectual disabilities in the 2010s. Even though I am not American, our cultures are intertwined enough that what they do matters.
Again I doubt your sister would choose to identify with that word. Languages evolve, and you’re clinging on to a meaning that was lost decades ago. It’s a dead slur and it doesn’t take a genius to recognize that it’s not disparaging towards the intellectually disabled, but go ahead and clutch your pearls.
Are you implying that retard is a class of people? Because I doubt whoever you’re concerned about would raise their hand to identify as one.
The people I am concerned about are those like my sister with Downs.
“Retarded” stopped being used by the American government to refer to people with intellectual disabilities in the 2010s. Even though I am not American, our cultures are intertwined enough that what they do matters.
Again I doubt your sister would choose to identify with that word. Languages evolve, and you’re clinging on to a meaning that was lost decades ago. It’s a dead slur and it doesn’t take a genius to recognize that it’s not disparaging towards the intellectually disabled, but go ahead and clutch your pearls.