There’s a clear campaign against the mentally ill with the global rise of fascism. Lots of it shows up in anti homeless rhetoric, but you can see it in the MAHA and anti vaccination movements.
There’s no reason to use the word “r-tarded” to describe someone. As someone who’s worked with the intellectually challenged, it’s an insult to them to compare them with people who are willfully ignorant.
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It does mean delayed. In car engines the spark is advanced or retarded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignition_timing
I certainly support not using it as describing a person as “delayed,” but there are non-offensive uses such as vehicle ignition timing can be advanced or rétarded. (Accent used here only to bypass the filter)
Alright I’ll finally ask: In my Lemmy app (“Boost for Lemmy” on Android) your post’s first sentence shows “In my language removed is used”. I’m assuming the word you originally typed has been censored, but I’m not sure if this is a Lemmy thing, a lemmy.ml thing, or some app setting I missed.
Can others view the uncensored version of your post? Because then it’s probably something to do with the app I’m using.
Been bugging me for months.
It’s because .ML is retarded.
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/1464
Instances can choose words to go into a slur filter. They get auto removed. If it’s your home instance doing it then every instance will see the removed version.
Thanks you, makes sense!
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It isn’t .world. I’m on piefed.social I show your first message with removed and a couple comments down I see the actual word, so it’s something on .ml
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Does the link still work?
Edit: I found it at the bottom- no.
Here goes nothing…
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Edit: Well I’m certainly not able to post the word, but I’m still unsure if this is a Boost, .ml, or thread instance thing.
It’s .ml
It’s the most censored instance I’m aware of.
It’s a ml thing. They’re not big on free speech.
Wrong r word but I see what you mean