This "dementia" bit needs to die. Call him old or stupid but pathologizing to something as severe as dementia hits me the same way as if you called him "retarded."
regarded?
No, "retarded."
When people want to call someone dumb so they call them retarded. I work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and very much dislike both "dementia" and the word "retarded" being weaponized for the same reason.
This "dementia" bit needs to die. Call him old or stupid but pathologizing to something as severe as dementia hits me the same way as if you called him "retarded."
regarded?
No, "retarded."
When people want to call someone dumb so they call them retarded. I work with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and very much dislike both "dementia" and the word "retarded" being weaponized for the same reason.