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		sertsa on March 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Banning words won’t make the world more just I've never thought of retarded as a putdown, it was just the sound used to describe a certain group of people. Be careful assuming you are in possession of the one true way.

SyzygistSix on March 3, 2023 | [–]

There is a difference. Retarded was used to describe a person's condition. It means slow. Retard the noun was more a slur or put down.

ok_dad on March 3, 2023 | [–]

> I've never thought of retarded as a putdown

You may be one of the few, in that case. Good! Other people might not understand that about you if you used that word around them.

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