The "R-Word" In Three Forms (Part 2 of the 3-part language series)

in the first part of the language series I talked about the loaded word of inspiration. that is a word of semi-serious implications for the autistic and community of people with differing abilities, however, the r-word, moron, and idiot are much greater and that is what I'm going to talk about here. I for one would like to see these words eradicated from our language entirely.
1) the "r-word" or "retarded" (for purposes of saying what it is, the rest of the column it will be referred to as the "r-word): the "r-word" says that when something is stupid, the person doing this has an IQ level of less than 70. that's what retardation is, a person with an IQ of less than 70 who is doing his best to adequately convey himself and adapt to society. I have lots of friends on this spectrum and they and I as a person with differing abilities would like this word eradicated. It makes people with low IQ levels feel sub-human and they have already suffered enough setbacks over the years. and using it as a substitute for stupid or anything of the sort doesn't work either. people who have differing abilities pick up on it easily.
2) moron: another form of the "r-word", just a lower level, moron refers to someone who has an IQ level of about 50-70. the word moron is used often as a substitute for stupid person and I would prefer to have it eradicated from language when referring to people who do stupid things. People do stupid things all the time. Many of them have college educations or further. IQ is meaningless when it comes to stupidity capacity or anything else. do not use it. avoid at all costs.
3) idiot: idiosyncratic isn't even a good word to use. eccentric is much better substitute for that. idiot is a word in similar vein to the "r-word", it just isn't used as often. people are ignorant, they are bigoted, and they are judgmental when they say idiotic things often. sometimes it is because of their religious biases why they are this way. I don't blame stupidity for having this term be used to describe many of these types of people. I blame not the right education. and Napoleon Dynamite. (for those who have never seen the movie or don't live in Idaho, you won't get that, but there it is.)
so I guess that language and verbalizing it correctly can be hard. educate, educate, educate. and advocate, advocate, advocate. that is the only way that you are going to make a difference in changing peoples perceptions of those who have differing abilities (including being a tool, I'm convinced that counts as one.) well, have a great night everyone. and remember, think before you speak.