it's used as a hyperbolic jab at someone's intellectual deficiencies. It's fundamentally the same kind of thing as saying "what are you blind?" or the illiterate comments I made earlier. It's just retard has more uses and more of a stigma so it's rated higher.

Wait so since Steph is now on an all-carpet diet does that mean her saying that boys are gross is now hate speech?

So hate speech doesn't count if you're ****ing em?

Well I think f aggot and retard hit just as hard.

no, that's called kinky

It changes the context of the implication.

What about ***tard?

nah, retard hits harder due to extra strength

Sums it up

It was always hate speech thank you very much

**** you, dyke.