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by rmc 3973 days ago
> I just don't want to have to worry about what will become this politically incorrect in the future when I'm writing code and documentation.

Then don't say/write bigotted things. Honestly, it's like asking people not to write spelling or grammar mistakes in documentation. It's not that hard.
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hueving 3973 days ago
tell that to airbus engineers. Perhaps you can boycott flying on every airbus because it says "retard" to the pilots on landing.
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rmc 3973 days ago
Do you not know that words can have more than one meaning? From the context you can tell the meaning. When airbus use "retard" they're using it to mean "to slow down".

It's not "these 6 letters in this combination is banned", it's "stop insulting people based on mental illnesses".

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hueving 3972 days ago
It's not insulting people based on mental illnesses though. The software wasn't for people with mental illnesses.
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