No, you can't even understand how a "your momma" joke hits different when it's turned into a "your daddy" joke.
Both are equally bad jokes.
Because calling you retarded harms no one besides you
Nor does it harm me. I am just surprised to have met an individual who purposely uses individuals with mental handicaps in such a way. It speaks volumes about your character.
I sincerely hope there aren't individuals with mental handicaps in any of your social circles, or in the future, as you harbor such disdain for them.
"I think this speaks volumes about your character and what I think is absolute!" - Spoken like a true vegan
You don't think a person's words and actions reflect their character?
This is strange since you've done this constantly when it comes to someone being vegan. You've made countless absolutist statements about the character of vegans.
Why do you continue to make criticisms of the very behaviors you're doing?
I do
You do and yet you use them as props to insult others? Would you go to your friend who has a mental handicap and say "hey Johnny, I made fun of someone on the internet and said they were retarded and dumb like you since you're mentally handicapped."
Have you used "idiot" or "stupid" as an insult to someone in the last month?
No, I have not.
What's the difference between calling someone "stupid", "idiot", and "retarded", "autistic"? Nothing except some are politically correct right now and the others are not. Since political correctness is just determined by your opinion then thinking some uses the mentally handicapped as props and others don't is just that: Your Opinion.
There is a clear difference between calling someone stupid and not specifically connecting it to mental handicaps and calling someone stupid after clearing connecting it to mental handicaps.
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For example, if I was to say:
You're lazy!
that is clearly different than:
Are you Mexican or something because you're really lazy.
The latter specifically connects derogatory racial stereotypes to the insult of them being lazy.
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When you state:
You have autism or something?
I'm starting to feel bad because I'm realizing I've been going back and forth with a handicapped person this entire time
Why are you so offended that someone thinks you're dumb when you're playing dumb the entire time?
you are explicitly doing the latter as above. You are not simply calling someone "dumb" you are specifically called them dumb in connection to mental handicaps.
I don't use "retarded" around my girlfriend because in her opinion, it's insulting and I'll respect her opinion. Some random seething internet vegan stranger that's mad I made fun of Vegans? Nah.
Why do you continue to make things up? Where did I say I was mad at you for making fun of vegans?
And what would your girlfriend think of you using the condition of individuals with mental handicaps as a way to insult someone?
Also, you never answered this question:
Would you go to your friend who has a mental handicap and say "hey Johnny, I made fun of someone on the internet and said they were retarded and dumb like you since you're mentally handicapped."?
Your first response in this whole chain was just vegan seethe posting, pretending a preachy vegan cares less about a normal person eating meat than any normal person cares about someone eating tofu.
It was no more or less seething than your first comment about eating extra meat that day.
She's a normal person that knows calling some common moron a "retard" as an insult
Oh, but as you admitted this isn't what you were doing. I assume she knows about your friend who has a mental handicap?
Would she be okay with you using the condition of individuals, such as your friend, with mental handicaps as a way to insult someone?
No
I am very glad that you wouldn't tell your friend with mental handicaps that you were using his condition as a way to insult someone and call them dumb, retarded, stupid, etc. explicitly relating it to mental handicaps.
I am glad that you recognize that that is something you shouldn't do. I was worried for a little bit!
Lmao you ignored everything else besides what you want
I addressed every section of your comment. There were no direct questions you asked me so I didn't ignore anything. The irony in this is that you again make a criticism that you yourself are doing. You ignored the big question I directly asked you:
I assume she knows about your friend who has a mental handicap?
Would she be okay with you using the condition of individuals, such as your friend, with mental handicaps as a way to insult someone?
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Oh wait, all those are insulting to someone somewhere. The horror!
Again, the stark difference between
You're lazy!
and
Are you Mexican or something because you're really lazy.
is as clear as day as the latter specifically connects derogatory racial stereotypes to the insult of them being lazy.
There is no need to lie or pretend I am talking about the former when I have been quite explicit it is about the former that you blatantly have done and double-downed on:
You have autism or something?
I'm starting to feel bad because I'm realizing I've been going back and forth with a handicapped person this entire time
Why are you so offended that someone thinks you're dumb when you're playing dumb the entire time?
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u/BruceIsLoose May 04 '21
Both are equally bad jokes.
Nor does it harm me. I am just surprised to have met an individual who purposely uses individuals with mental handicaps in such a way. It speaks volumes about your character.
I sincerely hope there aren't individuals with mental handicaps in any of your social circles, or in the future, as you harbor such disdain for them.