• whoisearth@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Definition of removed- a person affected with intellectual disability

    I stand by what I said. Sorry I ruffled your jimmies. Not sorry I used the word. You imply my insulting mentally disabled people. I’m not.

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      3 months ago

      You are. It’s a slur. It is not an accepted term in the medical community.

      Edit here’s an actual definition from https://www.merriam-webster.com:

      dated, now offensive : affected by intellectual disability : INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED NOTE: The term <r> is increasingly considered offensive. The use of intellectually disabled is now preferred over <r> in medical, educational, and regulatory contexts, as well as in general use.

      Further, you use it as an insult specifically in that you suggest someone of a certain political preference is intellectually disabled.

      Essentially you are combining someone’s medical situation they did not pick or cause, with someone else’s political interests. That’s fucked up.