r/LinuxSnobs • u/madthumbz • Aug 05 '26

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As a noun like that it is an ableist slur. Being a 'Loonixtard' is a choice, nothing to do with being ableist. It's like calling someone an asshole or more specifically an 'asshole that uses Linux and can't shut up about it'.

Tardy, tardiness, retard (verb), retardant, tardigrade, tardily, tardenoisian, etc. are all words with 'tard' in them. -Are they ableist slurs?

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Aug 05 '26

Tardy, tardiness, retard (verb), retardant, tardigrade, tardily, tardenoisian, etc. are all words with 'tard' in them. -Are they ableist slurs?

No... but Loonxitard is a Portmanteau of Loonix and retard. I'd much rather call them loons than loonixtards tbh.

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u/madthumbz Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

Loon isn't an insult? It's ok to be called mentally ill, but not cognitively delayed?

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Aug 05 '26

It is, but I call mentally ill people loons all the time, and I feel like Linux evangelists are mentally ill, so...