tinkerbell41
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Sat Mar-21-09 10:43 AM
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| 96. Yes: I should be ashamed |
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I do and I guess I use it like I would call someone gay, but having gays and lesbians in my family and friends, I realized it wasn't right, If I had someone who was mentally retarded in the family I would be more sensitive to it. It's not okay .
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| -Do you use terms like "retard" (non) or "retarded" (adjective) derogatorily? |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 10:28 AM |
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And it should be noted President Obama did not use either word |
wndycty |
Mar-20-09 10:29 AM |
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Exactly, if he had used such words then there should be real outrage |
WI_DEM |
Mar-20-09 10:33 AM |
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Also should be noted I never said that either. |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:27 AM |
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Yes, I do. |
Iggo |
Mar-20-09 10:30 AM |
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No, I don't |
wryter2000 |
Mar-20-09 10:31 AM |
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There are more apt and more penetrating words to express the sentiment |
depakid |
Mar-20-09 10:31 AM |
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I try to call people on it whenever they use it, both here and IRL. There's no need to use those |
ogneopasno |
Mar-20-09 10:31 AM |
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999 more post like this and I think the point will be made. Thanks. |
peace13 |
Mar-20-09 10:32 AM |
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Perfect? Nope, not my goal. A little humility among those of us who are |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:32 AM |
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Of course people aren't perfect, but having it pointed out that you are using offensive term and |
uppityperson |
Mar-20-09 12:36 PM |
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Your comment is very rude and does not deserve a response but I will say.. |
peace13 |
Mar-20-09 03:48 PM |
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In some places, it's a localism |
graywarrior |
Mar-20-09 10:33 AM |
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It is a regionalism in New England. |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-20-09 11:44 AM |
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It's spelled different in NE |
graywarrior |
Mar-20-09 11:46 AM |
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Yep. |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-20-09 11:48 AM |
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We're so proud |
graywarrior |
Mar-20-09 11:53 AM |
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no, because I have often worked with folks with special needs |
tigereye |
Mar-20-09 10:34 AM |
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I can say with 100% certainty I have NEVER seen that word used derogatorily here |
Peacetrain |
Mar-20-09 10:34 AM |
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Does "fucktard" count? |
TahitiNut |
Mar-20-09 10:48 AM |
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That does count in my book.. |
Peacetrain |
Mar-20-09 10:54 AM |
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It's interesting. I never really thought about it that way. It shows my own |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:35 AM |
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Change 1 letter (the a to a u) and its all good |
Taverner |
Mar-20-09 11:45 AM |
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1,830 uses of the term 'freeptard' on DU: |
Freddie Stubbs |
Mar-20-09 11:04 AM |
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Name removed |
Mar-20-09 12:37 PM |
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Most people in this country would probably just pass it over. |
arcadian |
Mar-20-09 10:34 AM |
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I confess... |
muffin1 |
Mar-20-09 10:35 AM |
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There are a few posters over in the Sports Forum that love to throw |
madinmaryland |
Mar-20-09 10:36 AM |
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Red Sox Fans? nt |
Lost in CT |
Mar-20-09 02:17 PM |
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I only use it as a descriptive, as in referencing my developmentally |
RaleighNCDUer |
Mar-20-09 10:37 AM |
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The aglomeration of your dexterity tends to instigate me |
Betsy Ross |
Mar-20-09 10:43 AM |
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"...people with retardation ;;;" Is your asterisk * key broken? Can |
Obamanaut |
Mar-20-09 10:48 AM |
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When I worked for the center that provided for people with disabilities, |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:40 AM |
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Yeah, I "get it." I am also aware of terms such as educable mentally |
Obamanaut |
Mar-20-09 12:01 PM |
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Please. I was just telling you what I learned from people who themselves |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 12:25 PM |
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OK. I apologize for my tone. At one time I worked with what used |
Obamanaut |
Mar-20-09 01:08 PM |
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It slips sometimes |
Believing Is Art |
Mar-20-09 10:48 AM |
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I like retardo |
ORDagnabbit |
Mar-20-09 10:50 AM |
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I am disabled |
Fovea |
Mar-20-09 10:50 AM |
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I like your answer. Miz O "has issues" (as she likes to say) due to |
Obamanaut |
Mar-20-09 11:07 AM |
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" Pres. Obama is getting slammed because of our collective guilt." |
nomorenomore08 |
Mar-20-09 03:02 PM |
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It sounds to me, from your last sentence, that you have a world of pain you do not want to |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 06:43 PM |
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Nah, not a world of pain. Perhaps a small nation-state. |
nomorenomore08 |
Mar-20-09 08:32 PM |
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And I agree about Obama. I love him and want to see him succeed. |
CTyankee |
Mar-21-09 10:23 AM |
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Depends on the situation. |
dem629 |
Mar-20-09 10:51 AM |
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When I've used "retard" in the past, it certainly wasn't intended as an |
Schema Thing |
Mar-20-09 10:52 AM |
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I Find Retard To Be Offensive, But Not Retarded. I'll Use Retarded Freely. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Mar-20-09 10:53 AM |
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Unfortunately, the example you used is not really helpful. |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:48 AM |
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Let Me Assure You Of Something: |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Mar-20-09 11:54 AM |
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Uh, would you use that statement in, say, a letter to the editor pointing out why Republicans are |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 12:20 PM |
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I Wouldn't Use 'Dumb' Or 'Stupid' Either. |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Mar-20-09 04:28 PM |
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Well, we are talking about our language. If you are hesitant about using it in a public forum,then |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 06:20 PM |
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Only when people write "non" when they appear to have meant "noun" |
Viking12 |
Mar-20-09 11:02 AM |
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I was deficient in usage of my proofreading skills! Actually, I was lazy! |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:54 AM |
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I appreciate that you can take a joke. |
Viking12 |
Mar-20-09 12:08 PM |
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You, too, Viking! |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 12:30 PM |
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Never. nt |
wtmusic |
Mar-20-09 11:14 AM |
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For the Lurking Freepers who'll become Special Needs Advocates now... |
40ozDonkey |
Mar-20-09 11:34 AM |
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It's Also A Generational Thing... |
KharmaTrain |
Mar-20-09 11:37 AM |
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Are you comparing "retarded" to the "n" word? |
Baikonour |
Mar-20-09 11:38 AM |
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In the sense that it is an insult, yes. What I am saying is that if we would NOT use |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 11:59 AM |
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Agreed. Context is everything. "Retard," "gay," "socialist," etc |
Echo In Light |
Mar-20-09 12:05 PM |
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I frequently use 'retard' as a verb. |
tangent90 |
Mar-20-09 12:06 PM |
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Nope |
Dorian Gray |
Mar-20-09 12:30 PM |
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Thank you. I've alerted on "retarded" posts and will be off DU is that term is ok to use, similar to |
uppityperson |
Mar-20-09 12:33 PM |
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yep. |
dysfunctional press |
Mar-20-09 12:37 PM |
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I stopped using those words when I left elementary school. |
azmouse |
Mar-20-09 01:12 PM |
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More appropriately, do you compare your own inept skills to a handicapped person's? |
marshall |
Mar-20-09 01:15 PM |
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As I understood it, "mentally retarded" is an acceptable term in the medical field... |
cynatnite |
Mar-20-09 01:18 PM |
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Being in the medical field, it isn't. |
uppityperson |
Mar-20-09 01:21 PM |
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Well, I don't know... |
cynatnite |
Mar-20-09 01:28 PM |
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Could be places I work/worked don't use it. |
uppityperson |
Mar-20-09 01:49 PM |
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Its changing. Even the venerable journal Mental Retardation changed its name to... |
aikoaiko |
Mar-21-09 10:36 AM |
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Developmentally delayed always sounded to my ear that someone would catch up... |
Lost in CT |
Mar-20-09 02:19 PM |
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No, very often children with developmental delays do catch up. |
Quantess |
Mar-20-09 04:01 PM |
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Well then you shouldn't call kids developmentally delayed that clearly are not. |
Lost in CT |
Mar-20-09 04:31 PM |
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Children with LD often have delays in some aspects of their development. |
Quantess |
Mar-20-09 05:20 PM |
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im sure there are some whod take offense to those as well |
iamthebandfanman |
Mar-21-09 10:39 AM |
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"mental retardation" refers to an individual with an IQ below 70. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-20-09 02:22 PM |
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My cat is "Ricky Retardo" |
Catshrink |
Mar-20-09 01:49 PM |
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I was going to ask the same thing. It's amazing the stupid things they do. |
madinmaryland |
Mar-20-09 02:13 PM |
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retarded is a real word and has many uses besides mental illness |
Lost in CT |
Mar-20-09 02:15 PM |
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No, and I call people out here for doing it all the time |
KamaAina |
Mar-20-09 02:15 PM |
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Not anymore |
Fleshdancer |
Mar-20-09 02:24 PM |
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Nope. |
timtom |
Mar-20-09 04:33 PM |
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Let me check... |
Kip Humphrey |
Mar-20-09 04:40 PM |
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I used to, shamefully. But a couple of years ago there was a discussion of this here on DU that |
Mike 03 |
Mar-20-09 05:06 PM |
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Occasionally. |
MrSlayer |
Mar-20-09 05:14 PM |
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I don't, but then there is a problem of what is left to use |
treestar |
Mar-20-09 05:24 PM |
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Bush et al are people who had every advantage that society offered them and scoffed |
CTyankee |
Mar-20-09 06:26 PM |
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People who do that are douchebags |
omega minimo |
Mar-20-09 06:02 PM |
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These are among the ugliest and most cowardly of slurs. |
Orsino |
Mar-20-09 06:09 PM |
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My kids sometimes do and I *hate* it |
Nye Bevan |
Mar-20-09 09:31 PM |
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Eventually even "moran" will be politically incorrect ....pffft |
L0oniX |
Mar-21-09 10:33 AM |
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No, I don.t. It's offensive. nt |
Joey Liberal |
Mar-21-09 10:34 AM |
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Speaking as a parent. |
No.23 |
Mar-21-09 10:42 AM |
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Yes: I should be ashamed |
tinkerbell41 |
Mar-21-09 10:43 AM |
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