At this point the vast majority of everyone alive has only ever heard 'retarded' used as an insult, few people today ever had it applied to themselves in any le

At this point the vast majority of everyone alive has only ever heard 'retarded' used as an insult, few people today ever had it applied to themselves in any legitimate context. For that reason I think there's not much point in trying to police its use as some kind of special case -- at this point it is exactly like calling someone a dumbass.