Just an average mammal doing average mammal things.
Advocating for glbtq rights does not endanger the main power structure. Advocating for people suffering from chronic illness would require fundamental changes to how healthcare is distributed, and thus directly affect the bottom line of some very powerful interests.
Nothing really replaced it as a call-out, which sucks.
There are lots of words one can use: “Wanker”, “Idiot”, “Dumb-ass”.
Used to use the word ‘retarded’ to describe people doing dumb things. Then I realized that not only was it hurtful to people with Down Syndrome - it was inaccurate … as a person with Down Syndrome would not do the things I was attributing to the phrase.
I see no downside whatsoever.