Talk:Retard (pejorative)/Archive 1

Being replaced by a new term
This may sound incredibly offensive, but as of late it is becoming more common for some reason for people to replace the word "retarded" with "autistic" in context to idiocy.


 * http://thedailyorbit.com/is-autistic-the-new-retarded/
 * http://www.chicagonow.com/life-disabled-sibling/2013/04/is-autism-the-new-term-for-mentally-handicapped/
 * https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/41n9sh/why_is_autism_becoming_the_new_retarded/
 * https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/40z2yc/why_is_people_calling_other_people_autism_kids/
 * https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/4iev4p/since_when_did_autist_and_autistic_become_common/
 * https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/2g5j08/what_is_with_4chan_resorting_to_calling_everyone/

I want to make a new section or paragraph about this trend, but I'm afraid someone will get deeply offended and ban me. What do? --99.245.28.74 (talk) 17:34, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

"The word retard was widely accepted in the late-1900s to refer to people with mental disabilities"
This is a crock of utter bullshit. By the latter half of the 1900's it most certainly was not accepted and was VERY widely known to be an insult. Who researched this? 2601:18C:4301:244:4803:FECD:1B33:D3B (talk) 16:09, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

The referenced article made so such statement and is an unreliable personal opinion/perspective blog. I've removed both the statement and the reference. SentientParadox (talk) 16:23, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

wait what?
I thought this word was a swear word but it isnt becuz its actually a insult for handicapped people Esaïe Prickett (talk) 22:22, 8 June 2021 (UTC)


 * It's an insult for intellectually Disabled people. WPEditor42 (talk) 21:32, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

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Why are they still allowed to use the word retarded in their name American retarded citizens I do believe that there's a law against that derogatory word Rosie's law 2600:387:F:E34:0:0:0:1 (talk) 10:33, 4 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 November 2022
Retard is not a slur 71.77.149.224 (talk) 02:53, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: If reliable sources call it a pejorative term then that's what we write here. See WP:TRUTH Cannolis (talk) 02:59, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Whatever the rich man says is what goes, welcome to Wikipedia. Multinational corporations or organizations can say whatever they want and it'll probably appear on here with no questioning. bree Breeboi 20:46, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2020
This page is not objective and tends to misinform the reader. It should be edited top to bottom to remove bias and negative subtext. The page should not be used to promote the eradication of the word "retard".

The word "retard" is not in itself pejorative and "(pejorative)" should not appear next to it at the top of the page.

A discussion of pejorative uses of the word "retard" should be limited to 1 or 2 paragraphs. DJROCK2020 (talk) 20:14, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
 * This article is appears to try to be specifically about the modern pejorative word, and it is trying to reflect how modern reliable sources describe the term. Mental retardation is already a redirect to Intellectual disability. You can suggest improvements to this article by making another request, "change X to Y", but we do have to reflect what reliable sources say. Most of the current sources in this article are from advocacy groups, which is not ideal. – Thjarkur (talk) 21:55, 7 March 2020 (UTC)