Atheists and Retards

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Again, though: even if your explanation applies to most people who use derogatory terms, what's the point? What is the end goal if one uses, knowing full-well it's derogatory, a slur? I'll go even further: what's the end goal if one is applying it to a complete stranger?

I agree with your assessment regarding the OP.

However, haven't you ever just said something that you later regretted stating?

There is no logic behind what comes out of our mouths sometimes. Sometimes, we just become so overwhelmed with life and what is happening around us that we literally have no control over what we state.

Only later, after we have calmed down, during reflection, are we capable of understanding that our emotions got the better of us.