I think you’re asking about the etymology of the word (but your literal question would be answered “same reason as any word has its meaning”) which is not in question, hence the “any more” part of my comment.
No, I asked you why because the reason it means ‘stupid’ (colloquially) is because idiots have a longstanding societal tendency to latch on to pyschological terms in order to convey meaning they don’t fully understand.
You see this with other terms, like idiots suggesting that a desire to be orderly must be OCD. Or I’m scared of spiders so I have PTSD after finding a black widow.
Look at Rosa’s Law, signed into federal law in 2010 in the U.S. The word is officially recognized as a slur, societally and intellectually - at least in the U.S. You use that word to compare someone to a group of people that do not get to choose whether they’re mentally challenged. It’s degrading and demeaning.
If you wouldn’t use the n-word you shouldn’t use the r-word.
Yes, languages change over time. Part of what differentiates us from animals is the ability to observe and alter the course of those changes.
Perhaps there was a time when individuals such as ourselves should have stopped the term ‘idiot’ from becoming added to common vernacular. That damage is done, we can prevent further damage from being done.
So far the person I’ve been responding to has only proven that they think using slurs is ok. You should keep that in mind.
I’m not really seeing an argument for why the meaning of the term can’t evolve, just like “stupid” did. And I’m definitely not clear what you’re trying to convey when taking about OCD and PTSD - we’re already agreed that there are two different relevant meanings to “retarded”.
Of course you don’t, you’re a gamer and you probably think it’s fine to use slurs.
The r-word is a slur that is widely considered outdated and offensive. You are amongst the idiots that coopt psychological and medical terms to convey meaning they don’t understand. The points I’ve made are clear.
I think you’re asking about the etymology of the word (but your literal question would be answered “same reason as any word has its meaning”) which is not in question, hence the “any more” part of my comment.
No, I asked you why because the reason it means ‘stupid’ (colloquially) is because idiots have a longstanding societal tendency to latch on to pyschological terms in order to convey meaning they don’t fully understand.
You see this with other terms, like idiots suggesting that a desire to be orderly must be OCD. Or I’m scared of spiders so I have PTSD after finding a black widow.
Look at Rosa’s Law, signed into federal law in 2010 in the U.S. The word is officially recognized as a slur, societally and intellectually - at least in the U.S. You use that word to compare someone to a group of people that do not get to choose whether they’re mentally challenged. It’s degrading and demeaning.
If you wouldn’t use the n-word you shouldn’t use the r-word.
Fun fact, the term “idiot” has the same roots, it’s one of the predecessor of the clinical term “retard”.
Not disagreeing with you, just a tad ironic.
Yes, languages change over time. Part of what differentiates us from animals is the ability to observe and alter the course of those changes.
Perhaps there was a time when individuals such as ourselves should have stopped the term ‘idiot’ from becoming added to common vernacular. That damage is done, we can prevent further damage from being done.
So far the person I’ve been responding to has only proven that they think using slurs is ok. You should keep that in mind.
I’m not really seeing an argument for why the meaning of the term can’t evolve, just like “stupid” did. And I’m definitely not clear what you’re trying to convey when taking about OCD and PTSD - we’re already agreed that there are two different relevant meanings to “retarded”.
Of course you don’t, you’re a gamer and you probably think it’s fine to use slurs.
The r-word is a slur that is widely considered outdated and offensive. You are amongst the idiots that coopt psychological and medical terms to convey meaning they don’t understand. The points I’ve made are clear.
Nope.
Mmk, very substantive “I can’t read so I think you’re wrong.”
Gamers in a nutshell.
You’re not offering any arguments, just assertions and falsehoods. I’m not under any obligation to even reply, never mind substantively. Bye.
Mmk buddy, I bet you drop n-bombs when you get dunked on in competitive games.