Roided retard Rogan relishes resurrected....ribbing? Shit, I'm stumped.

he's an almost 60 year old man.

I'm not a Rogan fan, and don't agree with him on almost anything.

However, I'm a few years younger than him, and grew up with the word as an insult, the same as him. This was back when the absolute worst insults you could call a dude was the "F" bomb, and a girl the "C" bomb. The "R" bomb was fairly tame. It was a mild insult between friends, like "idiot," "dumbass," or "asshole."

So, I really don't have a problem with it, EXCEPT when it's used to hatefully mock an actual retarded person, THEN it's a different story. A furious different story. I had an older uncle who was severely retarded, and a girlfriend whose sister who was, also.

And yes, I know times change, and yes, "If it was about somebody you cared about..." I get it. It still doesn't bother me unless it's to harm someone actually that way. And yes, I realize he's stated what he stated to get attention. Fuck him.

Personally I don't really care about these words getting used outside of hateful intent, except that their continued casual use leaves the door open for haters to use the words. I grew up with a bunch of aboriginals who used abbo, widely considered a slur in Australia. I don't use it anymore because it leaves the door open for haters to use the word. I will call some of my gay friends poof, another semi slur, but only in private. It's not about your intent when using the word, it's about the effect on society when the word gets used.

The word should be exclusively used to refer to Joe Rogan from now on