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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Yes, if he's using the respectful lingo of his day, we can't fault him. Who knows, some of the non- slur terms for various demographics we currently use may be seen as disrespectful/ non- inclusive in the near future.
gpt
It's the cycle of politically correct terminology; adopt one to avoid using the slurs, the people who use the old slurs catch wind and start using the new term as a slur, rinse and repeat. Special was deployed as an alternative to r*tard, which was introduced to be used as the PC term for idiots back in the day, and is itself becoming a bit of a slur today bringing about usage of "developmentally disabled" but we're also on track to recognize any word describing a physical disability to be non PC so who knows what's next :)