Greg Gutfeld Says Slur Word Is ‘Now Acceptable’ After Ex-GOP Rep Uses It On Air
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Former Republican House member Lee Zeldin used the offensive term to describe Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's arguments.
Former GOP congressman Lee Zeldin on Tuesday used “retarded” on Fox News to describe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) ideas and was reassured by host Greg Gutfeld that it was “OK.” (Watch the video below.)
“You can say that now, it’s OK,” Gutfeld said as he mugged for the camera on his political satire show. “It’s now acceptable. I met with the associations and they said yes.”
Just to be clear, it’s not OK. The word has been thrown around as a general insult while mocking those with intellectual disabilities. “The term ... is increasingly considered offensive,” Merriam-Webster notes.
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