Should "handicapped" (the r word) be removed from the dictionary?

[shamester]

go with the topic dude he worked really hard on it

no need to be a richard, i just wanted to see what blf had to say about this, i am not autistic.  If you have nothing intelligent to say please leave

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[pefu19]

no because handicapped does not only define a mentally challenged person (cough cough OP )

[Lord Tony®]

Autistic is the new r word now.

[Blockz]

no because handicapped does not only define a mentally challenged person (cough cough OP )

might aswell remove op then lol

[Niff]

Only handicapped people can read the word handicapped, I don't know what I just typed because to me, the word does not exist, I only see "only people can read the word," its very confusing.

[TheABELBOTO]

What other word could I use to describe OP then???

[Mr Unicode]

That is a handicapped idea

[Swollow]

its the same as the n word only autists are allowed to use the r word

[WaterOre]

its the same as the n word only autists are allowed to use the r word

We should all be fine then.

[Marios]

never change, forums

I am most certain any sensible person would've voted the same.

[Electrk.]

Removing the word won't do anything. People are still going to use it. The point of the dictionary is to document the words people use and to show their definitions, not to limit their vocabulary to those specific words.

The idea's handicapped and so are you.

[Lord Tony®]

You know who else wanted words removed from dictionaries?

Riddler.

[Maxwell.]

You know who else wanted words removed from dictionaries?

Riddler.

and do you know what else Riddler did in order to survive?

eat.

[Cappytaino]

There's a difference between discouraging a word from being used in certain contexts, and then there's censorship of what, for many people, is the official lexicon of the English language.

Yes, people will get offended by the word "handicapped." If people stop saying it, someone will find another word that suddenly takes on the connotation of being egregiously offensive. The problem isn't that a word exists, but rather, it's that people are egocentric starfishs and get offended easily. It doesn't matter how you wrap your offense, whether it be "for the sake of other people" or "it offends me," trying to remove a word from a language because you don't like it is a ridiculous move.

[Badspot]

Every year, children die from drinking poison.  Therefore, we should remove the "poison" label from all bottles of poison.  This will solve the problem.