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Joe Rogan Slammed For Claiming Resurrection of Disability Slur Is 'One of the Greatest Cultural Victories' (www.latintimes.com)

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[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ironically, this comment supports Rogan's point. Shaming people for using a particular word is pointless, because the word is just a word. The insult is being called mentally handicapped, regardless of the actual word used. The argument against using the word was to remove the stigma against people with mental disabilities - but people will just come up with a new word. If you are insulting Rogan by insinuating that it is bad to be mentally handicapped, then you are perpetuating that stigma regardless of the particular word.

[–] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works -3 points 21 hours ago

Woah, you just blew my retarded mind