Rep. Steve Scalise, of Louisiana, defeated Rep. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, for the Republican nomination to be House speaker and replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

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    1 year ago

    It is an ablest slur. Plain and simple. You’re giving literally the exact same argument we see for “that’s gay.”

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        1 year ago

        To be blunt: why do we need to deliberately bring it back? It’s culturally fallen out of favor as a way to say “happy,” it did so decades ago.

        If it for some reason comes back or whatever I mean…sure?