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by lazzlazzlazz 3979 days ago
Even the words "moron", "idiot", etc. all have an etymological root in referring to the mentally handicapped.

I, for one, will think twice about relying on Github in the future if they try to police what is and isn't appropriate language.

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> Even the words "moron", "idiot", etc. all have an etymological root in referring to the mentally handicapped.

The euphemism treadmill in action.

And I like to think of it as the prisoner-as-powersource kind of treadmill, not the fitness exercise one.

Just use "double plus unsmart".

Or retard. Because I've dealt with retarded compilers and libraries before.