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” Palin Camp Fires Back at Washington Post..”
“...as the Governor has said, it doesn’t matter who says the “r” word: it should no longer be part of our lexicon.”
I disagree.
It’s a perfectly acceptable term if used appropriately.
Retard as a verb is used often in medicine.
To describe the efficacy of different agents in slowing the growth of tumors.
In agriculture, it’s used to describe how different products inhibit disease.
I’m sure there are many other areas where retard ( as a verb )
is routinely used
and this is taking on the tone of a witch hunt on words.