▲ 146 ▼ Apple Cancels Electric Car Project (www.macrumors.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments Apple Cancels Electric Car Project::Apple has canceled all plans to release an autonomous, electric vehicle, reports Bloomberg. Apple has been working on an Apple Car for more than a...
[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) What slur and why the fuck not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] scottrepreneur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Regarded permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aretsu33@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Kind regards permalink fedilink source parent [–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "Retarded" was once a medical and technical term. It's not any more and has officially been redefined in dictionaries as abusive slur against people who have a serious medical condition... and you used it in the modern context. The word is socially unacceptable now. Stop using it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* that's retarded, I also haven't used it, until now. "retarded" is also not a medical term, mental retardation and the like are medical terms, retard has a specific meaning, for example if your arm stops developing at a young age, then you have a retarded arm, it has also been used as a slur for the longest time, stop trying to police words because it might hurt someone's feelings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scottrepreneur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Regarded permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Aretsu33@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Kind regards permalink fedilink source parent
[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) "Retarded" was once a medical and technical term. It's not any more and has officially been redefined in dictionaries as abusive slur against people who have a serious medical condition... and you used it in the modern context. The word is socially unacceptable now. Stop using it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* that's retarded, I also haven't used it, until now. "retarded" is also not a medical term, mental retardation and the like are medical terms, retard has a specific meaning, for example if your arm stops developing at a young age, then you have a retarded arm, it has also been used as a slur for the longest time, stop trying to police words because it might hurt someone's feelings. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* that's retarded, I also haven't used it, until now. "retarded" is also not a medical term, mental retardation and the like are medical terms, retard has a specific meaning, for example if your arm stops developing at a young age, then you have a retarded arm, it has also been used as a slur for the longest time, stop trying to police words because it might hurt someone's feelings. permalink fedilink source parent