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"Dumb" actually has the same problem as "retarded". We are just not as concerned about the politically incorrect implications to the group of people which are
by antoko 14y ago
"Dumb" actually has the same problem as "retarded". We are just not as concerned about the politically incorrect implications to the group of people which are unable to speak.
- loceng 14y agoIndeed. The verb of dumb is "Simplify or reduce the intellectual content of something so as to make it accessible to a larger number of people;" Essentially turning something into layman's terms - layperson's terms? Context that matters the most. Groups can either try to reclaim the word or start using new ones, which I believe many are doing.