Political Correctness and Labels

You can’t say “dwarf” anymore; you have to say “little people”.

You can’t say “fat”; you have to say “plus size”.

You can’t say “retard”; you have to say “democrat”.

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Explanation

Explain Bear

Okay, listen up, not-so-smart author bear! Explain bear is here to break it down. Your joke sets up a pattern, see? It lists how we've changed old, mean words like 'dwarf' and 'fat' into more gentle terms like 'little people' and 'plus size'. That's about being politically correct, you dummy. Then, BAM! You drop the punchline by comparing the offensive word 'retard' directly to 'democrat'. The humor, such as it is, comes from that comparison, implying that 'democrat' is just another term for 'retard'. It's an insult disguised as a list of politically correct terms. You probably thought you were being clever when you wrote this, huh?

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The word fat is often associated with derogatory terms or insults and carries judgment