R as ret ar ded.
I’m from Balkans and I think there’s no swearing anywhere in the world like in Balkans. We use slurs A LOT and pretty casually, so I am always surprised when I am censored on some word online.
It happened just now. The R word was removed from my comment, so I wanted to find out what’s going on with it.
Since I talk to people from all around the world, I don’t want to be an ignorant fool and I want to learn why it isn’t ok to say something, so I can implement it without the feeling I’m being deprived of free speech.
Again, take in consideration the Balkan thing if you think I’m trolling with this post. I’m not. I swear to you, the shit we’re able to say are insane and we really think it’s no big deal.
So, when did R word became a slur and why it’s not ok to call someone R word as an insult?
Thank you for the education. A human learns while grows and until dies.
EDIT: You’re really nice community and I am really thankful you’ve explained this to me. As I said, I can be a Slow Poke sometimes and growing where I grew, some shit has just stuck as normal and I am glad to unlearn it. My heart is leftist, but I grew up as a Catholic in the midst of the war where we learned a lot of hateful stuff as a normal part of identity. I want to fuck it off from me, so thanks, really.
i’m especially doubtful of the arguments that the problem with calling things removed is that it’s a “misuse” of the word, as if the credentialed authorities who used it “correctly” in the course of diagnosis weren’t doing something even more evil than a schoolyard insult.