There’s a clear campaign against the mentally ill with the global rise of fascism. Lots of it shows up in anti homeless rhetoric, but you can see it in the MAHA and anti vaccination movements.

There’s no reason to use the word “r-tarded” to describe someone. As someone who’s worked with the intellectually challenged, it’s an insult to them to compare them with people who are willfully ignorant.

  • freewheel@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    22 hours ago

    If you’re going to correct someone, at least understand the phrase first.

    politically correct adjective us /pəˌlɪt̬.ə.kəl.i kəˈrekt/ uk /pəˌlɪt.ɪ.kəl.i kəˈrekt/ (abbreviation PC)

    Someone who is politically correct believes that language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex, gender, and race, should be avoided.

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/politically-correct

    And I will point out again that I’m talking about using traditionally technical terms in a technical context. With that understood, feel free to continue demonization.