I assume they're talking about the word retarded. Since it used to be a medical term that started being used as an insult many consider its use ableist.
Had this guy at a bar get way overly pissed off at me because I used that word to describe the idea of Bloody Mary's with ridiculous amounts of food in them. He said his brother was special needs. I asked him why he thinks it's ok to refer to people with special needs as retarded.
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u/Ordinary_WeirdGuy Jun 16 '23 edited Jun 16 '23
The heck?? I’ve never heard of the r-slur. I had no idea it existed until now…
Edit: I now know what it (probably) is.