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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Was it your idea the retard is a bad word?

Otherwise it's not an original thought either

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very funny, I bet that argument works for other slurs too.

[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not a nice word but it doesn't rise to the slur tier

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

That raises an interesting question of what point does an unkind word toward a group of people become a slur?