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In typical usage, retard is a pejorative term either for someone with an actual mental disability, or for someone who is considered stupid, slow to understand, or ineffective in some way as a comparison to stereotypical traits perceived in those with mental disabilities. [1]
Dinosaur: [14] [15] Slang term used to describe an out-of-touch older person, a clueless person or an ignorant older man. Dirty old man: [16] [17] [18] An old pervert, specifically referring to older men who make unwanted sexual advances or remarks, or who often engage in sex-related activities. The term suggests that it is inappropriate and ...
Image credits: DisabledButts #9. Disability is a numbers game. If you live long enough, you WILL become disabled in some way. The human mind keeps us from processing this as fact, because our ...
Hanlon's razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states: [1]. Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. It is a philosophical razor that suggests a way of eliminating unlikely explanations for human behavior.
The word "idiot" ultimately comes from the Greek noun ἰδιώτης idiōtēs 'a private person, individual' (as opposed to the state), 'a private citizen' (as opposed to someone with a political office), 'a common man', 'a person lacking professional skill, layman', later 'unskilled', 'ignorant', derived from the adjective ἴδιος idios 'personal' (not public, not shared).
4. They're Politically Ignorant. Americans are sometimes thought to be uninformed or ignorant about international politics, including important treaties or global agreements.
800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. ... saying it was "incredible" that quite an "admirable society" like the U.S. had candidates like Trump. ... I don't want to say ignorant, but ...
Obliviousness may be described as going beyond a mere lack of some level of awareness, and becoming an act of repression of an awareness that should exist. [2] Although an unconscious person may similarly be unaware of things around them, obliviousness "implies not a cessation of all attention but only that directed outwardly", with the oblivious person's attention being "directed inwardly ...