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"It's Not Acceptable to Use the R-word" -- Politically Correct Commercial/PSA

People are way too touchy. I know a family with a down's syndrome child, and they call him Lumpy. As in his brain is lumpy like mashed potatoes.
 
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The difference seems to be that unlike racial slurs, "retard" actually means something. "Mental Retardation" is actually a term used to define a syndrome. Where as a black person is not an "N-word" and a Jew is not a "K-word", someone with Down's Syndrome is actually mentally retarded.

Still, it's a stupid and unnecessary insult.
 
Chaotic42 said:
The difference seems to be that unlike racial slurs, "retard" actually means something. "Mental Retardation" is actually a term used to define a syndrome. Where as a black person is not an "N-word" and a Jew is not a "K-word", someone with Down's Syndrome is actually mentally retarded.

Still, it's a stupid and unnecessary insult.
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:colbert:
There is no such thing as an unnecessary insult...
 
Retard isn't a slur. Its like calling a Mexican a Mexican.

The problem here is that the correct word (retard) is used as a negative word to insult non-retarded people.
 
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