Greta Thunberg Calls on Facebook to Censor Her Critics

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[–]critias 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Retarded is a general term that means "less advanced in mental, physical, or social development than is usual for one's age."

It fits

[–]happysmash27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It has a strong connotation of having less intelligence, however, and people on the spectrum are often not impaired in that, and sometimes are even more intelligent than average. It is also rather insulting to autistic people because it also has a very strong negative connotation in general.

[–]critias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

None of this made any sense to me

[–]happysmash27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Basically, the word "retarded" has very negative connotations and it can be offensive to use it, especially when other words fit better.

[–]critias 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Words only have negative connotations if you view them that way. Perhaps you should stop being wordist

[–]happysmash27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good point, and I do like the word "wordist". Even so, "retarded" also has a connotation of having less intelligence in areas where autistic people are no less intelligent, and sometimes even more intelligent, than others, and also implies it as a complete disability rather than a difference that is at odds with current society. Using words like "retarded" could also create a bad impression that could make it even harder for us on the autistic spectrum to get jobs (and similar) than it already is, though I do believe more in independent work than jobs anyway.