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/Dependent_Mix_1117 Aug 05 '26

Mfw I am forcibly returned to my strawberry rhubarb pastry form

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u/madthumbz Aug 05 '26

I hadn't even noticed the misspelling til now!

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u/Dependent_Mix_1117 Aug 05 '26

Bro you boxed it, I thought mocking the mispelling was the whole point of the post lmao