use of the word 'moron'

Oh ffs

That's an eye opener for me. It's common language where I come from. In fact, in the Goldbergs, the father regularly calls his children morons, same with mongo. Means 'stupid' or 'thick'
To be fair, 'hoi bawbag' is a common greating, so maybe we're not the best example

I'd be surprised you managed to get it banned and I'm not very offended if I hear it. But I don't think it's a pleasant word or one I'd use and I'd discourage any DC from using.

The only place I've ever seen people complain, quite vociferously, about its use is here on MN.

In real life I hear hear it frequently and nobody's bothered apart from the one on being called it.

Words evolve and we don't use them any more. We have evolved from using the "n" word, but bloody hell if you used it now.
Would it still be offensive to use the word "spastic' or it's shortened version, of course it would even though we've moved on in medical terms.

M*n, see I can't even write it, is an offensive word if it offends people and I should imagine a fair few of my generation are offended by it's use.

Here you go, this thread has a very racist title according to one of those links I just gave.

Oh and to me, apart from similar meaning words there aren't any more offensive words I could possibly get worked up about.
It's offensive if it offends somebody, there's no word more offensive than any other.

The meaning has changed. Words change meaning.
I wouldn't care b/c it's not a word I use (ever? much?) but why should MN police strict adherence to narrow word definitions that stopped applying decades ago?

Ban these because of their offensive origins??

What about all of these?

and these, and so on.

I find it very offensive and always say so.
The trouble is unless everyone agrees it's offensive people carry on using it.
It has physical effects on me for reasons I don't wish to talk about.

You can report but newt will happen as it isn't disablist, racist or anything else people find offensive.
I haven't seen it but it would turn my stomach, I'd feel sick, sometimes a panic attack and often a tear or two.

but it's fine to use offensive words apparently.

I agree, language evolves. The medical definition is no longer in use. There are far more offensive words to get worked up about.

Do you also want to ban 'idiot'? Where does it end?

Language evolves. There are lots of disablist words that shouldn't be used but 'moron' has just meant stupid or thick forever now. I really can't find it offensive.

I'm not particularly offended by its usage. I think it comes from the Greek for child. I can think of words I'm much more offended by...