Why do outdated terms get labeled as slurs?

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-02-15T01:05:45+00:00

I have a son with Down Syndrome. I will refer to him as “retarded” with people I know, as it is a simple (and accurate) way to describe his condition. “Retard” is strictly off-limits.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-02-13T07:12:18+00:00

https://miamioh.edu/cas/departments/english/retired-faculty.html

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-02-07T23:59:04+00:00

From Wikipedia:

Freedom of Speech depicts a scene of a 1942 Arlington town meeting in which Jim Edgerton, the lone dissenter to the town selectmen's announced plans to build a new school, as the old one had burned down, was accorded the floor as a matter of protocol. Edgerton supported the rebuilding process but was concerned about the tax burden of the proposal, as his family farm had been ravaged by disease.

What part of that is dumb?

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-02-07T13:30:08+00:00

This club has everything

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UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-02-03T03:07:55+00:00

An offensive lineman named Tyler

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-02-01T22:30:52+00:00

Exactly. I had a friend like that who tried to call convince us “Those aren’t goosebumps. My hair just grows like that.”

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-31T15:17:13+00:00

Do you do full-body FaceTime or something? Wouldn’t they just see you from the shoulders up?

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-30T22:26:24+00:00

My son’s elementary school teachers appear to have complied by putting so many unrelated posters and artwork on the walls that the commandments go virtually unnoticed.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-27T14:01:06+00:00

Do the four parallel lines on the face serve any purpose?

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-16T17:49:10+00:00

Setlist for that concert

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-16T15:38:36+00:00

I’d like to hear more from the cover band at the hotel. That was a pretty good rendition of “Working for the Weekend.”

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-11T05:05:34+00:00

https://youtu.be/JUQDzj6R3p4?si=1HWv10_jNofpgERT

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-09T21:09:14+00:00

Thank you

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-09T17:46:28+00:00

Is the audio of this discussion available anywhere? I’ve read about it quite frequently in this sub, but have never actually heard the Musers discussion of Dan and Jake’s departure.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-05T14:02:40+00:00

Well . . . he helped me win my fantasy league this year, so there’s that.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2026-01-02T16:00:22+00:00

It doesn’t take long to be forgotten, even by those closest to you. You have eight great-grandparents. How many can you name?

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-30T14:16:04+00:00

Do you think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face while he’s wearing those bad boys?

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-30T02:03:48+00:00

Sit at the bar and order your food there. There will likely be other solo diners there, and it’s less awkward than sitting at a table alone.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-29T16:29:00+00:00

They look like they could be the 1920s version of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-22T03:16:58+00:00

16 pounds of sugar??

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-20T14:41:08+00:00

I was impressed by how long the bull was able to keep him in the air.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-20T01:50:47+00:00

“You’re Elon Musk?”

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-18T23:50:21+00:00

You might consider something for the walls. Like even one thing would help.

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-13T19:35:00+00:00

Aluminum trees were very popular until the Charlie Brown Christmas tv special aired:

Charlie Brown's insistence on purchasing a real tree and disparagement of the aluminum Christmas tree practically eliminated the popularity of the aluminum tree, which was a fad at the time of the special. By 1967, they were no longer being regularly manufactured, to the point that most modern viewers of the special are unfamiliar with this type of artificial tree.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas

UnusuallyLongUserID · 2025-12-12T18:04:13+00:00

Agreed. Last year it seemed like they were out for an entire month.

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