The latest news and updates on House Republican efforts to elect a new speaker after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

Rep. Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, defeated Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, for the Republican nomination to be House speaker and replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    162·
    9 months ago

    “Fucktard” is an ableist slur? Not sure I’m following. Oh, because it’s similar to “retard?” So “fuckwad” is okay then?

      • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        9 months ago

        It’s not that I don’t know, it’s that I didn’t consider it at all the same word anymore than I consider “pedophile” and “bibliophile” the same word. I don’t see how “fucktard” disparages developmentally challenged people.

          • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            9 months ago

            Plus “Fucktard” isn’t a word.

            Honestly, that’s my biggest issue. Wherever it came from, are developmentally challenged people really having an issue with it - consider it “ableist?” Not a rhetorical question, I’m completely ignorant here.

              • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
                61·
                9 months ago

                Wow, that’s a total mischaracterization of what I said. I’m asking if the community who you’re saying is being slurred actually considers it a slur.

                  • AFK BRB Chocolate@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    21·
                    9 months ago

                    Maybe? But I wasn’t really asking if one person considers it a slur regardless. Generally there’s a rough consensus within a community about whether a term is offensive to them or not, and a well meaning person might not know. “Midget” was a term used broadly before that community generally said we should use “little person” instead. There are loads and loads of similar examples. Black folks have dealt with a series of terms, some of which were not initially used with malice but became a slur over time.

                    I guess it’s reasonable that this one would be offensive to people, but I honestly didn’t see it. I’m a senior manager and I try too be very sensitive to those issues (not that I’d use “fucktard” at work even if it wasn’t considered ableist).

    • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
      17·
      9 months ago

      Yeah it’s not the same as just outright saying “retard” but it’s still ableist. Fuckwad is totally fine though, however you wanna cuss is fine just now ya know