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Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Was it your idea the retard is a bad word?

Otherwise it's not an original thought either

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Very funny, I bet that argument works for other slurs too.

[–] Soulg -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not a nice word but it doesn't rise to the slur tier

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

That raises an interesting question of what point does an unkind word toward a group of people become a slur?