RE: Make Atheist Forums Great Again (Part 1)
December 11, 2018 at 7:18 pm
(This post was last modified: December 11, 2018 at 7:26 pm by Angrboda.)
(December 11, 2018 at 6:36 pm)Aliza Wrote:(December 11, 2018 at 6:16 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: There's a difference? That seems to involve some mighty fine and politically correct judgement.
One way makes friends faster than the other way.
... I suppose it comes down to what types of friends you're looking to meet.
Which ones are the hot ones willing to drop trow on a trice?
(December 11, 2018 at 7:02 pm)Tiberius Wrote:(December 11, 2018 at 6:16 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: There's a difference? That seems to involve some mighty fine and politically correct judgement.
Calling an idea "stupid" isn't the best way to critique something, but ultimately it's a relatively tame expression. Calling an idea "fucking stupid" is less desirable, but still, "fucking" just emphasizes the stupidity you are trying to convey.
Calling an idea "retarded" is literally using a slur for mentally disabled people. So yeah, there's a big difference.
Calling someone retarded isn't a slur directed at the mentally challenged, it is an idiomatic way of saying that the other is behaving as if they are mentally challenged even though one has no reason to expect such behavior from them. As a comment about ideas or beliefs, it is equivalent to calling the idea or belief stupid. I don't agree with your reasoning here.
Would I be using a slur if I used 'cracker' or 'milquetoast' in a thread title?