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Re:School closures led to more sleep and better quality of l... by bsagdiyev on Saturday January 08, 2022 @07:06AM (#29850878)
Redefining a word to only be offensive is silly. Some words are bad, full stop. Other words have definitions that pre-date their offensive usage and are still used in regular speech.

Pointing this out to someone looking to be offended is an attempt to fight back at that nonsense. The original comment asking to use a different word was unnecessary and not relevant to the discussion in any way.

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Re:School closures led to more sleep and better quality of l... by nsxwolf on Saturday January 08, 2022 @11:08AM (#29852946)
Personally I don't see why I should immediately capitulate when these ludicrous demands are made. Defending the use of the word "retarded" is low effort and low risk, and I'll continue to do that even if it sidetracks conversations.
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