But language changes and evolves, and words get imbued with additional meanings over time through a bunch of complicated factors and contexts.

Just because ‘idiot’ and ‘retard’ were used similarly once, doesn’t mean they’re the same now

We don’t need to fully understand the process in which the word has changed to know that lots of people find it particularly insulting, degrading and oppressive, and to decide to stop using it because of this

Coincidentally, “Rogan” is also an r-word that’s synonymous with moron, imbecile, or idiot.