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Because some people are born that way.

• maydup-nem 5y ago
  • micromacrofoot 5y ago
    Unless you're someone's physician you can't really make an assessment that would allow you to determine if someone is intellectually disabled, so don't use it as an insult.
    • thfuran 5y ago
      Am I allowed to allege that someone or some act was negligent without being a lawyer? Can I call someone incompetent without performing a study?
      • micromacrofoot 5y ago
        Criticize the act on the merits of the act, but don't use a physical condition as an insult. I don't think it's as hard as you make it out to be. For example, I could say that you're ignorant of the harm that the colloquial use of "retarded" has on disabled people. I could say that you're being needlessly obtuse or selfish by claiming that you should be able to call things "retarded" despite polite requests to stop. I could say that you're callously dismissive of disabled people who are asking for you to stop using the word "retarded" as an insult.
    • maydup-nem 5y ago
      • micromacrofoot 5y ago
        viable alternative is to not use intellectual disability as an insult, call someone ignorant if you must
        • maydup-nem 5y ago