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  • Worx@lemmynsfw.comtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldIs "retard" a slur?
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    2 days ago

    Many people who would be labelled “retarded” (as in, people with learning disabilities presenting external physical symptoms like Down’s Syndrome) find the term offensive and say it is a slur. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, because they are not affected in the same way. It is a slur.