The reason I bring these words up is every one of them was originally a medical diagnosis, that eventually became offensive so they changed it to retarded, which has now itself become offensive, which then became special ed/sped, or special needs, which are now going the way of retard and becoming offensive.
The line of which of those words is a slur is entirely arbitrary.
Okay. Would you say the same applies to the word idiot? Imbecile? Moron? Are any of those slurs?
idk for idiot or imbecile.
Moron is a slur imho.
But these are only my opinions and English isn’t even my first language so I might miss some things ^^`
The reason I bring these words up is every one of them was originally a medical diagnosis, that eventually became offensive so they changed it to retarded, which has now itself become offensive, which then became special ed/sped, or special needs, which are now going the way of retard and becoming offensive.
The line of which of those words is a slur is entirely arbitrary.
Euphemism treadmill go brrr