# "Retarded" as an Insult

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retarded-as-an-insult/499959>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 16, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retarded-as-an-insult/499959 "2009-06-16T16:51:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retarded-as-an-insult/499959/141 "2009-06-19T19:32:25Z")

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I was going to disagree with **Shot From Guns** , but after she used all caps to make her argument, I realized the error of my ways.

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**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retarded-as-an-insult/499959/142 "2009-06-22T15:07:21Z")

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CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR BEING RIGHT.

Actually, it was just me getting sick of having to go back and put bold and/or italics formatting in. But nice cop-out on actually addressing any issues, **Miller**.

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