To: SeekAndFind
The problem is not with the word, but with the gratuitous contempt and lack of respect it implies, when used as an insult.
11 posted on
02/06/2010 12:38:32 PM PST by
Tax Government
(Conservatives are blue, Democrats are red. Take back our color.)
To: Tax Government
Thank you, you get it. My son is mentally retarded, and it makes me cringe when I see people use the word ‘retard’ to insult others.
15 posted on
02/06/2010 12:41:25 PM PST by
psjones
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To: Tax Government
The problem is not with the word, but with the gratuitous contempt and lack of respect it implies, when used as an insult.Well said. Once a word becomes a schoolyard insult, people are going to find it objectionable. That's not political correctness, just good manners.
34 posted on
02/06/2010 12:57:18 PM PST by
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