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

[NFS4]

Sitting here watching Clear and Present Danger on TNT and this just came on TV:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T549VoLca_Q&feature=player_embedded

Thoughts?

 

[rival]

That's retarded.

 

[amdhunter]

What a retarded video.

 

[Jumpem]

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.

 

[BoomerD]

retarded is retarded...by any other name.

 

[RichUK]

'tard

 

[l0cke]

Trying to stop people from using words is retarded.

 

[Glitchny]

Political Correctness is so fucking retarded.

Also the tags on this thread... :thumbsup:

 

[PottedMeat]

 

[MovingTarget]

Words are words and nothing more. What matters is the context behind them.

 

[Jaepheth]

Didn't wath the video, but why can't we call people Republican?

 

[nanette1985]

My developmentally disabled kid and his friends think that commercial is retarded.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

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.

Baja!

My sister has one arm. I call her Stumpy. The rest of my family hates me for it.

 

[mjrpes3]

didn't realize the k word was infraction worthy lol

 

[Chaotic42]

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.

 

[epidemis]

This commercial shows everything that is wrong with America - Good job!

 

[illusion88]

years ago I worked in a group home for developmentally delayed kids and we were instructed not to use the word.

 

[BoomerD]

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.

There is no such thing as an unnecessary insult...

 

[Perknose]

This commercial shows everything that is wrong with America - Good job!

Everything?

Your statement is developmentally delayed. :biggrin:

 

[Tristicus]

Never go full retard.

 

[Perknose]

Never go full retard.

What, you don't want the company? :biggrin:

 

[Icepick]

Where was the caucasion person saying, "It's not acceptable to call me Whitey or Cracka?"

 

[jman19]

This commercial shows everything that is wrong with America - Good job!

Talk about hyperbole...

 

[jman19]

I'm not quite so sure she can.

 

[Leros]

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.