hey all!
its been brought to my attention since my offline series started to get some reads that many of you aren't happy about the use of the 'r slur' in my stories.
it's a very controversial topic and i've argued about this back and forth in many comment threads, but i decided to just put it all out here, and while i understand that many of those people do not follow me and won't be able to see this message, i'd still like to state my point of view.
i understand that the word 'retard' is being reclaimed by people with similar learning disabilities.
this is following the pattern of how the term 'faggot' is being reclaimed by the lgbtq+ community.
now, 'faggot' is what gay men are/used to be called as. but in bigger lgbtq+ community pools, majority votes that even bisexual women can use the term.
a woman is not a man.
bisexuality and being gay are different things.
so here;
i have adhd. it is also a learning disability. not to the extent of retardation, of course, but neither is a bisexual woman when they're being compared to gay men.
i honestly do not care if people still post disagreements about my choice to use this word.
i will continue to use the word, and if you're unhappy with the usage you may kindly just click out of my story :)
thank you