I'd be curious to read people's reasoning behind their votes, especially for the not okay crowd.
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I guess it depends on your definition of "not okay". It's an easily replaceable word that demeans a group of already disadvantaged people. If you can get the same message across without using it, you probably should.
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As a verb though, not offensively as a descriptive noun.
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only for the truly mentally challenged, otherwise it's insensitive and demeaning.
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Do you have similar feelings about words like idiot or dumb that, historically, mean the same thing?
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Seems to be used a lot in US but not so much in UK, it can cause massive offence so just use another word.
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