Philosophy : What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

For me, it depends.

If you're talking about being called an idiot in front of an audience, it can be annoying.

But in a January MC thread, some woman was complaining, at length, about having being called an idiot. All the things that are said on message boards, and she's going to take offense to Idiot?

Clearly, she must've been trolling.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

clearly, yes, MojoManny.

i call people all the time idiot when they're being idiots. i see nothing wrong with that, in fact i love calling them idiot when they deserve it. it tickles my fanny.

suck it.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Guys like Stammaman would say you're making fun of the mentally challenged.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

huh

i hate people using "retard" "mongo" or "autismo" but calling someone "idiot" is not offending mentally challenged people u complete dumbass.

suck it.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

The term "idiot" originally was used in psychology and medicine:
Idiot, imbecile, and moron were, not so long ago, used in a psychological classification system, and each one was assigned to a fairly specific range of abilities.

Idiots.—Those so defective that the mental development never exceeds that or a normal child of about two years.
Imbeciles.—Those whose development is higher than that of an idiot, but whose intelligence does not exceed that of a normal child of about seven years.
Morons.—Those whose mental development is above that of an imbecile, but does not exceed that of a normal child of about twelve years.
— Edmund Burke Huey, Backward and Feeble-Minded Children, 1912

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/moron-idiot-imbecile-offensive-history


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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

ah thanks for that. 👍

what about "complete dumbass"

suck it.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

I'm telling you, @Stammerhead gets passionate about this stuff. We'll see what he has to say.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

yes let's get some qualified opinions on this

@The Real Donna
@PAGGFreedom
@尺ロㄈにモイ
@💀Leopold💀
@dbentley666

suck it.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Jeezus christ, what an irrelevant list for the topic at hand. Lets hear what PAGG has to say! I've been arguing this issue with Stamm for years. Lets see what he says.

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suck it.

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Yeah, and I really want Donna to add her two cents. You've really done it now.

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suck it.

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@The Real Donna
@PAGGFreedom
@尺ロㄈにモイ
@💀Leopold💀
@dbentley666

what do u think? (see above)

suck it.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Oh jeezus you even invited that dweeb Rocket.

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they're ignoring me. at least u can always count on Donna!

suck it.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

No I wouldn’t. It’s a term that has lost it’s true meaning over time which is why I’m fine with people using it as an insult and I think most people who have experience with friends, family and colleagues with learning disabilities feel the same. In fact I called myself an “idiot” 10 minutes ago after making a mistake but I’ve never called myself a “retard” or a “spastic”.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

So why is "idiot" politically correct and acceptable and "retard" and "spastic" are not? It seems rather arbitrary and dependent upon your subjective interpretation.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

I thought I covered that.

Oh well.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

You didn't cover it. You were offended with my rather colloquial 21st century use of the word "retard" and you haven't explained why "idiot" is okay but "retard" is not.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Because it is a word that has lost it’s original meaning. I could go all anal and lecture people on the history of “idiot” and how it used to refer to people with mental disabilities but that would be pointless and rather stupid. And once again, a person cannot be a retard but they can be retarded.

My views are shared by those who look after or are mentally retarded while you are one of those people with limited interaction with them. In the end I can’t stop you or anyone else using terms like “retard” or “spastic” as insults so stop whining about it.

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No one's whining. I'm just telling you that "retard" is the same type of insult as "idiot" and it has acquired a new meaning which has nothing to do with ridiculing disabled people.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

You are whining about people with actual experience in these matters frowning upon you.

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You still haven't explained the difference between "idiot" and "retard" as insults.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

I am obviously incapable of doing that. When this lockdown is over please visit one of your local support groups for people with mental disabilities and see if someone else can do a better job. Let them know that you’re a Homo Superior. That sorta thing usually helps in these matters.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Yes, I'm a queer supremacist. I think that's where your problem lies. You recently took exception to the fact that people can even be proud of anything. You have a very pessimistic and negative world view.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

I took exception? No, you are the one who got all shirty when I mocked it’s use in that parody thread.

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"Shirty"? That's an interesting Britishism I haven't heard yet. I like it.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

It’s a word I use without even thinking about it.

”Shirty” is derived from a now defunct expression, “to get one's shirt out” (meaning to get annoyed), according to John Ayto's Dictionary of Word Origins. That idiom is, of course, the opposite of a still surviving expression, “to keep one's shirt on” (meaning to keep calm and NOT get annoyed).

https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2007/02/keep-your-shirt-on.html

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Those wacky Brits! 😝

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

An idiot, in modern use, is a stupid or foolish person.

It was formerly a technical term in legal and psychiatric contexts for some kinds of profound intellectual disability where the mental age is two years or less, and the person cannot guard himself or herself against common physical dangers. The term was gradually replaced by the term profound mental retardation (which has itself since been replaced by other terms). Along with terms like moron, imbecile, and cretin, it is archaic and offensive in those uses.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

If the definition of the word “idiot” can change and evolve, then it’s time to do the same for the word “retarded”.

“There are no atheists in foxholes, eh?”-Keith Jennings from the Omen.

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It will in time but, when you think about it, there’s nothing stopping you from using it now.

BTW: Idiots can’t vote in some American states.

In several U.S. states, "idiots" do not have the right to vote:

Kentucky Section 145
Mississippi Article 12, Section 241
New Mexico Article VII, section 1
Ohio Article V, Section 6

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BTW: Remember when you went all hoity toity and offended after I called you a “fucking idiot”? If I’m offended by the word (as you seem to think) why would I have used it?

And fuck off with that “politically correct” bullshit.

Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

I don't think you're offended by the term "idiot". I think you're conveniently selective and self righteous with your use of the terms.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Erm, I said that I’m not offended by the word and explained why I’m not offended by the word. Sorry if my views come from personal experience and are shared by those who look after, support or are actually people with learning disabilities.

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Is it Gameboy you’re arguing with? Surely you have better things to do with your Friday than argue with the greatest retard IMDb and Filmboards has ever seen.

Nimda needs to reinstate the ability to block admin/mods. Various people have told me they’re envious that I have him blocked what with the inane, self-aggrandising, factually incorrect bollocks he pollutes this board with.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Change your shitty diapers, little man. You're always trying to glom on and using ignorance as your excuse for being afraid to counter me directly.

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Listen, buddy. Lord Orson, the greatest poster of all time, is widely known for his benevolence. But your vulgar, arrogant nonsense is not something that will EVER see a change. Your redemption isn’t possible. Some people need to be put in a cell with the key thrown away. Or better yet, shot and dumped in the sea.

Gameboy is permanently blocked!

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Your personal experience taught you that "idiot" is okay and "retard" is not? How?

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Because people like me have seen words that apply to someone close to me used incorrectly. First against people like my brother and then as a general insult. I have never seen anyone with personal experience in these matters use words like that as insults and it wasn’t until I went on message boards that I first witnessed it being used that way by people who only know the term as an insult.

I’ll probably get used to it in 20 years time (unless I’m mortally challenged).

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Again, here is the original medical definition for "idiot":
Idiots.—Those so defective that the mental development never exceeds that or a normal child of about two years.
If I had a relative who met that description, would I have a right to be offended by use of the word "idiot"? I think not. I think the same way about the use of the word "retard". Much ado.

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

Except that calling someone a retard is grammatically incorrect.

People have the right to be offended and the right to tell others that they are offended. Free speech and all that.

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Do you remember when Gameboy spent a week arguing that ‘paki’ is a PC word?

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Re: What are your thoughts on the word "idiot"?

That’s more of a cultural thing. The word isn’t such a big issue in the USA.

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Presumably you’re being facetious .

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Sing us a song, please?

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Hello come right in!



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