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[-] Lussy@hexbear.net 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

One of my faves is imbecile, especially in Spanish. Does it have some super problematic history?

I can just see it now: imbecile was once the epithet used against the extremely poor racial victims of the ku klux klan

[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 3 points 6 days ago

imbecile

quick googling and the AI summary I fucking hate but seems reliable enough here

a person who acts with extreme foolishness, stupidity, or a severe lack of good judgment

barring the inclusion of the afforementioned "stupid" this seems fine.

While used today as a casual insult, the term has historical roots as a formal clinical classification.

I'll have to do further investigation but it might have the same baggage as those other terms.

I don't know why it is so hard for some people (not you) to shed reactionary terminology. Either because they are too lazy to come up with something more clever or are defensive because they regularly use such terms.

[-] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Oh my god what the fuck, imbecile has more historical medical bullshit associated with it than fucking "stupid" but you're giving it a (maybe) pass?

I wish i could just wake up and the people responsible for this discourse would disappear or at the very fucking least stop scolding people over commonly used language that they themselves are inconsistent with

Foolish stupid dumb oh one of these is fine! no, it isn't, unless they all are.

[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Calm down bud. Nobody is scolding anyone here. Chill the fuck out.

Also you are right we should not use imbecile either. That is not a term I encounter frequently and not one I ever use.

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