DireWolfM14 Used “Retard” as an Insult Repeatedly

[Hueristic]

He might get in trouble if he was calling a work colleague a retard or retarded

That largely depends on the colleague, and whether we're friends.

Ironically, I use the terms "retard" as a verb, and "retarded" as an adjective at work frequently; they're quite useful in regards to engineering and manufacturing processes.  Not quite as versatile as the word "fuck," but that's another story.

"Fucking fuck, fuck that retarded fucking shit."

Heard and spoken at work more times than I can count and a very apt description of many pieces of hardware and/or software.

And no-one gets offended and if they had they would have been laughed out of the room.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

That largely depends on the colleague, and whether we're friends.

Ironically, I use the terms "retard" as a verb, and "retarded" as an adjective at work frequently; they're quite useful in regards to engineering and manufacturing processes.  Not quite as versatile as the word "fuck," but that's another story.

I use the words ‘retard’ and ‘retarded’ all the time. I wasn’t judging, don’t worry. I’d never say them to somebody who was actually handicapped but I use them as insults to people all the time.

I’m lucky I’m retired because if I was still in an office these days, with how woke and inclusive the world has become I would definitely get fired.

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That largely depends on the colleague, and whether we're friends.

Ironically, I use the terms "retard" as a verb, and "retarded" as an adjective at work frequently; they're quite useful in regards to engineering and manufacturing processes.  Not quite as versatile as the word "fuck," but that's another story.

I use the words ‘retard’ and ‘retarded’ all the time. I wasn’t judging, don’t worry. I’d never say them to somebody who was actually handicapped but I use them as insults to people all the time.

For a long time, the terms retard, idiot, moron, imbecile... have not been used in medicine for a certain health condition, now they are exclusively insults.
Fortunately, there is a solid repertoire of insults in my native language, so it is easy to avoid such critical words in a verbal conversation.

I’m lucky I’m retired because if I was still in an office these days, with how woke and inclusive the world has become I would definitely get fired.

With your 'retired' in this discussion, you reminded me of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdMA0I51qV4
 

[Vod]

...now they are exclusively insults.

It's only insulting if you respect the insulter's words.   Do you respect cowards?  Retarded simply means slow, and every person over 30 is retarded in some way - a weak muscle or inability to remember what you did or said are signs of retardation.

OP - fear of your own opinion is mental retardation.  If you are not sure of what you write, don't post. 

[oneadvocate]

Retarded doesn’t just mean “slow” anymore, since people started throwing it around as an insult. When someone calls a person or a post retarded to mean they’re dumb or ridiculous, that’s the sense dictionaries mark as offensive. Merriam-Webster literally lists that usage as “informal + offensive.” That’s also why they stopped using the clinical term in medicine. Saying someone’s opinion is “mental retardation” just because you don’t like it is using the insult version. And normal aging stuff (weaker muscles, forgetting where you put your keys) has nothing to do with the old clinical meaning. It doesn’t make the insult okay.