Board Thread:Community Voting/@comment-28939754-20160726193929/@comment-25595629-20160729220620

Loney 97 wrote:

Starrocks923 wrote: Yeah, if the word is unblocked, we certainly will NOT allow users to use it in an offensive manner. The case many of us are making is that it is not possible to use the word inoffensively. I can see that. My main concern is that  blocking "retard" will automaticallyblock "retardant", which is something I wanted to have a serious discussion about earlier this year.

I just tested it in chat, and yes, "Retardant" is blocked. I don't want a pop-up every time I use a non-offensive word that reminds me that there's a word used to offend mentally challeged people.

Please understand, I don't want "Retarded" itself unblocked. I don't want to be insensitive to anyone. But I want "Retardant" unblocked, and I feel I have to make a compromise here.