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> as I mentioned before, the attorneys in question are not retarded. please don't use terminology like 'retarded' in your article, we should be moving away fro

> as I mentioned before, the attorneys in question are not retarded. please don't use terminology like 'retarded' in your article, we should be moving away from this as a whole

spacemanmatt 5y ago
But it's the favorite go-to term for STEMlords who seek to display their merit by contrast!
- xvector 5y ago
  it's funny because i think the edgy tech subculture that uses the term really doesn't realize how absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people. it's one of those things that can instantly alienate you, or mark you as "that guy" with zero social understanding
  - theelous3 5y ago
    > absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people By normal people, do you mean the terminally online twittersphere? Your average person has no problem with most of the pejoratives the internet sees as off limit. This is pure personal opinion ofc - but my perspective here is of someone in tech who's entire social bubble is comprised of random professionals not in tech (europe).
  - nobody9999 5y ago
    Please define "normal people" as you mean it in this context. Because I'm not at all clear as to the people to whom you are referring.
    - xvector 5y ago
      people outside of the edgy tech subculture
      - nobody9999 5y ago
        >people outside of the edgy tech subculture You mean like me and most folks I know? None of us are retarded. Nor do we deliberately insult others. However, we also don't cower in fear that words used without malice are actually hurtful. Those that are differently-abled are to be accepted and respected for who they are. Those that jump down others' throats as the vocabulary police are the retarded ones, IMHO. And yes, some folks have very thin skin, metaphorically speaking. And that's okay. But I don't need the sorts of folks who can't or won't understand context/nuance in my life. In fact, to those particular folks I say, fuck off!

> as I mentioned before, the attorneys in question are not retarded. please don't use terminology like 'retarded' in your article, we should be moving away from this as a whole

spacemanmatt 5y ago

But it's the favorite go-to term for STEMlords who seek to display their merit by contrast!

xvector 5y ago
it's funny because i think the edgy tech subculture that uses the term really doesn't realize how absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people. it's one of those things that can instantly alienate you, or mark you as "that guy" with zero social understanding
- theelous3 5y ago
  > absurdly offensive it sounds to normal people By normal people, do you mean the terminally online twittersphere? Your average person has no problem with most of the pejoratives the internet sees as off limit. This is pure personal opinion ofc - but my perspective here is of someone in tech who's entire social bubble is comprised of random professionals not in tech (europe).
- nobody9999 5y ago
  Please define "normal people" as you mean it in this context. Because I'm not at all clear as to the people to whom you are referring.
  - xvector 5y ago
    people outside of the edgy tech subculture
    - nobody9999 5y ago
      >people outside of the edgy tech subculture You mean like me and most folks I know? None of us are retarded. Nor do we deliberately insult others. However, we also don't cower in fear that words used without malice are actually hurtful. Those that are differently-abled are to be accepted and respected for who they are. Those that jump down others' throats as the vocabulary police are the retarded ones, IMHO. And yes, some folks have very thin skin, metaphorically speaking. And that's okay. But I don't need the sorts of folks who can't or won't understand context/nuance in my life. In fact, to those particular folks I say, fuck off!