And FYI young lady I'm OFFENDED by all 'these people' with thin skin being OFFENDED over nothing. In fact I'm OFFENDED that you're offended over someones allegedly (in your opinion) offensive remark.
I'm sorry, but you have no idea what you're talking about. You may not find it offensive. That doesn't make it inoffensive.
Try looking at it from someone else's shoes. Sure, my little brother doesn't understand when people call him that, he's too young. But I understand, and I'll tell you what, the people who use the term bloody well know what it means.
adj.Of or relating to Down syndrome. Not in technical use.
n. A person affected with Down syndrome. No longer in technical use. Now considered offensive.
Source: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
1. The term, for those to whom it applies and to those who love them, is offensive. It is not unlike the "n-word."
2. Jen is indeed a young lady. She is also one of the brightest and best conservative minds out there.