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minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down11·1 year agoIt is much worse as it implies that they are disabled due to there extremely low intelligence. The word by itself isn’t bad but you shouldn’t call someone retarded. I believe it comes from the metal retardation diagnosis from 70 years ago or so.
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minus-squareTakumidesh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoBut calling someone an idiot is explicitly insulting their intelligence just the same.
It is much worse as it implies that they are disabled due to there extremely low intelligence. The word by itself isn’t bad but you shouldn’t call someone retarded.
I believe it comes from the metal retardation diagnosis from 70 years ago or so.
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But calling someone an idiot is explicitly insulting their intelligence just the same.