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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by jat850 on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:53AM (#9966533)
Those examples you have picked fit the same problem as the initial argument, yes. "retard" in French means "slow" or "late".
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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by deft on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @05:21AM (#9967317)
So hilarious that someone actually searched the codebase for 'retard' and then assumes it's a slur in french too.
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