Mee@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoElon Musk Won’t Stop Using the R-Word: Donald Trump has a track record of anti-disability rhetoric. It’s unsurprising he surrounds himself with people that do, too.progressive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down113
arrow-up1194arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk Won’t Stop Using the R-Word: Donald Trump has a track record of anti-disability rhetoric. It’s unsurprising he surrounds himself with people that do, too.progressive.orgMee@reddthat.com to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-29 days agoThe word originates as far back as 1426. I just find it crazy that it’s the only one considered a perjorative. Idiot, stupid, moron… All acceptable, and all have similar origins of being medical terms used to describe impaired cognitive abilities.
The word originates as far back as 1426. I just find it crazy that it’s the only one considered a perjorative. Idiot, stupid, moron… All acceptable, and all have similar origins of being medical terms used to describe impaired cognitive abilities.