Elon probably feels the same - as he’s not american either.
He grew up in apartheid era South Africa…
To parents who fled Canada because it wasnt pro Nazi enough…
So if you’re arguing that’s ok because of how he grew up, I’d remind you the Nazis killed the intellectually disabled as well, and that word was used in reference to the killing of them.
Like, I understand the argument you’re trying to make, but it only makes sense if you were completely ignorant of the topic.
The word originates as far back as 1426. I just find it crazy that it’s the only one considered a perjorative. Idiot, stupid, moron… All acceptable, and all have similar origins of being medical terms used to describe persons with impaired cognitive abilities that are now exclusively used as insults.
He grew up in apartheid era South Africa…
To parents who fled Canada because it wasnt pro Nazi enough…
So if you’re arguing that’s ok because of how he grew up, I’d remind you the Nazis killed the intellectually disabled as well, and that word was used in reference to the killing of them.
Like, I understand the argument you’re trying to make, but it only makes sense if you were completely ignorant of the topic.
Wait, it was used in reference to the killing if the intellectually disabled in Nazi Germany? I thought the use of that term started in the sixties
The word originates as far back as 1426. I just find it crazy that it’s the only one considered a perjorative. Idiot, stupid, moron… All acceptable, and all have similar origins of being medical terms used to describe persons with impaired cognitive abilities that are now exclusively used as insults.