It’s an offensive word, meant in an offensive way. Period. People should not use that word. I am offended every single time I hear it. I know people with Down Syndrome and people who are in other ways developmentally disabled. No one should ever dare call my friends “retards.” It’s nasty. You people who use it must know that or you would not use it.
What if they ARE retards? Should I call them mice? Brooms? Senators?
Pick one.
I am offended every time some retard tells me I should be more politically correct.
Being offended is a choice. People make choices about whether or not they are going to be offended by what other people do or say. You have chosen to be offended. I have chosen to continue to use phrases that have lost political favor. If that offends you, then that is your problem. It is your choice.
FWIW "retard" means slow. It is as old as the English language and it's meaning has never changed. People who are slow to learn are retards. I agree with Jennifer Aniston when she referred to herself as a retard. All liberals are retards.
It’s an offensive word, meant in an offensive way
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Actually, it is a perfectly acceptable word used in the context of special education today. When my daughter was earning her Master’s degree in Sp. ED. she was using the word repeatedly in her thesis.
I told her that back in the day it was considered rude and she said it isn’t rude now but is used to describe the students who will benefit from sp. ed. classes and quite acceptable. She graduated. BTW and is a great teacher.