Is it acceptable for people to use the r-word in any context?

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Is it acceptable for people to use the r-word in any context?

MadDogMike: Apr 9, 2008; Cute but fanged

tehslime posted:

No they�re considered medically outdated.

What is the medical term now, anyway? They just name particular syndromes that cause it (i.e. "he has Downs Syndrome" or whatever) instead? Or something else?

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MadDogMike: Apr 9, 2008; Cute but fanged

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

Either you refer to the DSM V term or you say "intellectually disabled" or ID for short.

Anything else is *at best* a distraction.

Ah, thanks; oddly enough I've known not to use the R word but had absolutely no idea what the right term to use was these days.

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