Over the last week I could swear I’ve seen way more LIB types suddenly throwing around the word troglodyte left right and centre

    • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      2 years ago

      It’s used in many circles as a “polite” synonym for removed—a slur for people with Down Syndrome.

      If you’re going to dehumanize a person, I think it’s best to call them something that’s entirely unhuman (e.g. demon, ghoul, etc.) rather than something human-like (e.g. orc, ape, etc.). Human-adjacent words tend to get reappropriated as a “polite” way of saying (r-word). I recommend avoiding that trap entirely.

      Edit: the slur filter is smarter than I am! It removed that one, too! You can guess what word it was, though.