It already is. I’m autistic and I’ve caught a ban a few times for saying things like “sorry, I’m a little autistic” or “lol my autistic ass” and the mods are like “you cannot use autistic as a slur” and I’m like “motherfucker I am not 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.
man is it just me or is the r word making a comeback
It never went away
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?”
They’re already calling each other autistic lol
Just wait until ‘autistic’ becomes a slur.
It already is. I’m autistic and I’ve caught a ban a few times for saying things like “sorry, I’m a little autistic” or “lol my autistic ass” and the mods are like “you cannot use autistic as a slur” and I’m like “motherfucker I am not a slur”.
Sounds like the mods are autistic af
BANNED
D:
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.
since OP appears to be one of Ze Germans, i’m going to take the charitable interpretation that they were probably not aware of the connotation
Republican?
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
“Man, you on the Tylenol huh” sounds way funnier anyway
Unfortunately been seeing it and hearing it from others lately.
It is slowly catching back on.
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