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Yup, acknowledged.
I grew up in the 80s, and I still forget it's an offensive word now.
dragonwriter
on Oct 27, 2016
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"retard" (the noun) was offensive in the 80s, too. That was, in fact, usually the point of using it then.
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It really was't offensive. It was a term you used casually between friends to point out something indefensibly stupid. For example, using the term retard in a public forum in 2016. =P
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I grew up in the 80s, and I still forget it's an offensive word now.