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The original was posted on /r/autism by /u/Even-Consequence-203 on 2024-04-10 00:15:03.

My dad (M60) has a habit of saying the word ret*rd a lot, but due to a couple of my past experiences, especially due to being ND, the word itself is a bit of a trigger word for me. He’s never outright called me this word or anything, but anytime I tell him and I quote ‘Can you please stop saying that word? It’s an ableist slur and hearing it makes me really uncomfortable’, even after I tell him why it makes me uncomfortable and why it shouldn’t be said by anyone, it always ends with him saying that it’s ‘just a word’ and that I need to ‘toughen up and stop being such a baby’ about it 🧍‍♂️