Grown adults who use the word 'retarded' (state, administration, million)
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What is really funny, to me, is that we have replaced the word "retarded" with "special", which somehow improves the clarity of thought. Which also lumps the retarded in with the crippled.
And, at the same time, waters down the meaning of "special." This business of manufacturing euphemisms is becoming an epidemic...and it isn't improving communication, either.
Someone better notify the ARC...Association for Retarded Citizens...that they are lame.
Yeah, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People needs to take some mandatory sensitivity training courses, as well. And the United Negro College Fund.
Why not call something as what it is, tell the truth, Politicians do this ALL the TIME, disguise things as things they aren't or, something different...?
Makes an adult sound like a 5 year old?
Making everyone in the USA stumble over words to find more politically correct ones and infringing on our freedom of speech is more of what I see...
Here's my take on this. I'm in my 40's and still use the word retarded. It's a real word. It means postponed, underachieving, impede or hinder. I don't know when it became a "bad" word, but I can venture to guess that no parent prays to have a retarded child. So we can assume that being retarded is not the ideal and anyone who isn't retarded feels lucky to have not been born that way.
Retarded is a real word. It's not slang. I may exclaim, "Sue can't seem to pass her drivers license test. She's so retarded." Good use of the word. I don't know why retarded became a bad word. Perhaps because being mentally retarded isn't a good thing? We can sugar coat it all we want to. But again, if any of us had the choice to be born again and be retarded, who would choose that? Perhaps only those who are retarded.
I think the issue is that "retarded" is used as a synonym for "stupid" or "lazy". It literally means "slow" or "delayed". I'm sure those of you with relatives with Down Syndrome or other mental challenges would object to them being called "stupid idiots."
Exactly. It's used as a derogatory term toward people who are not REALLY retarded but are acting that way.
You are LAME, you know that? It makes you sound like a 5 year old. Get a life.
What are you?? Intellectually challenged?? Don't matter what you call it, it still offensive because of the concept NOT the word.. when will people stop blaming the word and grow up...
And please remember to celebrate the Administrative Assistant's Day. No, you can't call them secretaries any more.
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