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minus-squareShayeta@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoI also find it funny that calling someone a retard is considered less acceptable than calling someone an idiot. Especially when examined under an ableist lens.
minus-squareCgers@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoDown syndrome, as a genetic condition, is out of their control Being ignorant is a choice.
I also find it funny that calling someone a retard is considered less acceptable than calling someone an idiot. Especially when examined under an ableist lens.
Down syndrome, as a genetic condition, is out of their control
Being ignorant is a choice.