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I've also been diagnosed with autism, was kinda hoping I didn't have to say that. Which is why I even made this thread in the first place.
Anyway, y'all got my point, I'm gonna head out. Crusade is over, can't change what people say. I remembered why I left, I will not be missed.

"Retard" is fine, I don't see why you're linking it particularly to autism, it just means someone's slow (it's even in the etymology of the word), not that they have a particular disability or indeed have a disability to begin with. It's pretty much calling someone a moron with more vitriol.

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the word 'retard' isnt inherently about autism, it was an umbrella term to refer to mental illness in general

which is a gross oversimplification of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

what does this even mean anyways???????????? hello?????????



Calling somebody a retard means you assume that anyone ...

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I mean, the definition is quite literally used as an insult towards people with mental disabilities, like autism.
I treat it the same way as a kid spewing slurs over xbox live. They don't know if you fit whatever criteria they have in their head, and ...

I know that part of the policy is not necessarily to create a list of banned words, but I think this is kinda important.
I've never seen "retard" itself used in a medical setting, or to respectfully refer to mental illness. It seems to be mainly used as a derogatory term towards anyone unskilled ...