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I think GP is referring to the politically incorrect "-tard" part of the name.

• maleldil 4y ago
  Bashtard is one letter away from bastard. You're stretching if you're reading it as retard.
  • nicoburns 4y ago
    I initially read it as a play on "bastard". But I'm not so sure it's a stretch. I know more than one person who likes to add the -tard suffix to all sorts of words, used in an offensive way, and it's quite hard to pronounce in a way that doesn't sound like that.
  • dahart 4y ago
    It’s 0 letters away from bash ‘tard, and not really a stretch to speculate that the name might be intentionally a pun that has both meanings.
    • dijit 4y ago
      it's 4 letters away from 'tard' since it requires the removal of letters. That's like saying "Scunthorpe" is 0 letters away from 'cunt'.
  • kelnos 4y ago
    Based on the blurb in the article, I think (though it's not fully clear) that the author intends "bash retard".