What would you do if your manager used this word?

[Shimmyshine193]

If they referred to someone, indirectly as a m*ng?

Where TF do you work?

That’s far from normal.

That’s really not something to be proud of. People like you, that make these words ‘normal’ and people who are offended by them ‘woke’ or ‘snowflakes’ or whatever, are what’s wrong with society in 2025.

Your kids as well - they won’t get far in life using that kind of language.

You don't speak for your uncle though do you he may well have found it offensive.
It's like saying im not racist because my best friend is Black,
When Making,racist comments

You're using words that are weaponised against the people you love. They're used by people who are violent towards them, or discriminate against them. It's not about being offended by them simply for the sake of it. When we insult a group of people we create the idea that they are lesser. Both gay and disabled people have fought hard to get over stigma in society and things are better but it's still there and it's still harmful. In some ways it feels like people feel MORE able to use this sort of language again as disliking it is being a 'snowflake', but the people who say that don't really want to think about how the things they say might affect other people, or, frankly, don't respect them enough to care.

I haven't heard it used in years and years. It's an absolutely disgusting thing to say. And I'm terrible for swearing but this would be similar to the N word to me

Lots of people don't understand the root of the meaning especially young people but even my generation ( 51) I just ask people if they know what it means and then explain it to them. All have been mortified and had no idea. Education is the answer.

Many people don’t. Other insults are available.

Also, words such as retarded, Mongol, spastic, etc were used as medical terms just a few decades ago. Certainly within living memory for many people.

To use one of your examples, “idiot” fell out of use in the 1890s as a medical term because of its widespread use as a slur.

Its not even comparable.

Maybe in 100 years words like those I’ve listed above might have moved away from their original usage. But as it stands right now, there are still plenty of people alive today who had a medical label of Mongol, retarded, spastic. My DM has cerebral palsy and we had a big sticker on the car that said “spastic”.

Why use words that treat disability as something to be mocked when so many other words are available?

Someone’s choice of words speaks volumes about their views.

Ok thanks for mumsplaining that to me 🤷‍♀️

I agree with the first poster. I live in Liverpool and people refer to each other with this word all the time its really common to the point no one bats an eyelid at it. Guess it depends where you live and work how offensive you find certain things.