Nobody Can Take a Joke Anymore

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Originally Posted by DanaC

I routinely have to think about what is the currently acceptable term for people with disabilities, for example.

I habitually use the word retarded, not as a factual description but in the same way that Sarah Silverman used the word "gay." I don't actually feel bad about it, but I know I have to stop, so I've been trying. It's the only other word that has been elevated to "R-word" levels of anagrammatical euphemism. But I haven't figured out what to replace it with.