bigblue wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 22:19
Err.. ok, if that's what you want to believe. Clearly it means more than that (something close to "what a bunch of idiots"). Having said that, so what? It's still nothing particularly offensive, so the whole thing's retard^H^H^H idiotic. Nothing to be hauled up to the stewards for (assuming the above comments are accuarate).
Yuki is Japanese. the only way he would have learned or knew of the saying is because he learned it from someone who used it in such a way. blame the language for the term and the idiot who performed an act that earned such name calling.
1
dated, now offensive : affected by intellectual disability : intellectually disabled
Note: The term retarded is increasingly considered offensive. The use of intellectually disabled is now preferred over retarded in medical, educational, and regulatory contexts, as well as in general use.
2
informal + offensive : very stupid or foolish
It wouldn't make any difference if he said "what a f***ing intellectually disabled person", now would it.
Soon they won't even be allowed to say "what a freaking joke" because soon "freak" will have its connotations. for God's sake, kill these radio broadcasts from the public, the drivers and their team should not have their comments and strategies privy to distorting ears. Soon they will need to communicate with a cipher or codex sheesh.