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[–] Mister_Feeny@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've known a number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They're often quite kind-hearted, loving people. Musk is not. You don't need to insult them twice by comparing Musk to them, and using hateful terminology while you do it.

Maybe call Musk an asshole, a nazi, a shitass fucking fleck of rotten cumstain stuck to Trump's taint instead.

[–] NotAnAlt@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 months ago

What do those people have to do with Musk being a retard? Would youcall them retarded? I'm guessing not. Most people don't use the world that way anymore.

It's clearly been repurposed and it's getting quite silly how upset.

The definition of the word has nothing do with disabilities:

To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder;

When someone calls Musk a retard they obviously do not mean he is disabled. They are referring to the base definition of the word.

Now downvote me because you disagree but be aware of the irony in retarding the word from being changed from an insult towards people who are disabled to a word that describes a deep rooted willful ignorance.

[–] Embargo@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget "a cunt". Sorry... I'm Australian and not calling Elon Musk a cunt feels wrong.

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

He's definitely a Nazi cunt by Aussie definition. But lacking the warmth and depth, he fails to meet American criteria.