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Yeah, and a "n*****" is just an African American fellow.
Signed,
Not a Cripple, but a Human Being
A human being also. But if you have no legs, you are crippled. I remember a time when anyone with what is now called Down's syndrome was referred to matter-of-factly as a Mongolian Idiot. Then we went to retarded or mentally handicapped for a few decades. Now it's "special needs" or "challenged". You even hear cringing from some at the term disability.
It's gotten so incredibly stupid that I have seen advocates for the deaf... That's right. I said it. The D-E-A-F. I have seen advocates for this "community" acting threatened at the advances in cochlear implantation that will one day "wipe out" their community. Deafness will one day be cured! And a "community" will "die". And we have what I can only refer to as "retards" decrying that as an attack on their "community". Saying something like deafness is not a problem, it's the "hearing people" that need to adjust. Unbelievable.
In fact, a retard could never understand this, because it is just too stupid. Yet we see it.
Read this. Not only for content, but for philosophy and tone. Truly horrifying.
A human being also. But if you have no legs, you are crippled. I remember a time when anyone with what is now called Down's syndrome was referred to matter-of-factly as a Mongolian Idiot. Then we went to retarded or mentally handicapped for a few decades. Now it's "special needs" or "challenged". You even hear cringing from some at the term disability.
It's gotten so incredibly stupid that I have seen advocates for the deaf... That's right. I said it. The D-E-A-F. I have seen advocates for this "community" acting threatened at the advances in cochlear implantation that will one day "wipe out" their community. Deafness will one day be cured! And a "community" will "die". And we have what I can only refer to as "retards" decrying that as an attack on their "community". Saying something like deafness is not a problem, it's the "hearing people" that need to adjust. Unbelievable.
In fact, a retard could never understand this, because it is just too stupid. Yet we see it.
Read this. Not only for content, but for philosophy and tone. Truly horrifying.
Thank you for that enlightenment on what others have the right to be offended by.
Great, so now taking irrational offense is a "right". What's the over/under on when identifying someone who cannot hear as "deaf" will constitute bullying?
I know a handful of people who have done well for themselves, and whether young or old, are worth at least a couple million. All of those people seemed to stop talking with their former friends when they got wealthy, and instead tried to ingratiate themselves with high society.
Do you know people who do this? Would you do it?
I am a multi millionaire and live in the same dumpy starter house from when I first got married and drive a used car. And no one knows I have money.
No, if I became "wealthy" I would not drop poorer friends---how ridiculous.
Indeed, when I have hung out with friends who are not as fortunate as I have been, I am happy to pick up the tab, or buy drinks for them, when I can afford it. If I'm hanging out with a truly wealthy person and they expect me to go halves with me on a big restaurant bill I would think they are nasty. If you're wealthy you should have a sense of largesse and generosity for the less-fortunate.
I agree with this 100%. Wealthy people who don't have a sense of generosity to their less fortunate family and friends are a-holes.
My point was addressing the fact that people don't have to talk about their wealth for it to be obvious.
Maybe I misunderstood b/c my point was you can't look at someone's possessions and assume they reveal something about actual wealth. Many trappings of the rich can be acquired cheaply...at least for a little while.
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