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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by jazzyk on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @12:47PM (#9969852)
No, it is not fine to use what you described.

The difference is that you are picking on a particular nationality, while "retarded" is a generic term meaning "mentally under-developed" which, while certainly not a term of endearment, may apply to any human.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by DanBC on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @06:04PM (#9971887)
I don't understand your point.

Why is it not okay to use the word Jew as an insult against non-Jews, while it's fine to use the word retard as an insult against non-retards?

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by plouis on Thursday July 30, 2015 @02:59PM (#9977157)
In the first case, you imply that Jews are stingy. In the second case, you don't imply anything about retards other than the normal definition of the word.
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