Help Us End the R-Word

[Not Afraid]

I would never call a person who is developmentally disabled a retard or retarded. I would call Kevy a retard if he deserved. it.


As a mater of fact, I have started using this word again ever since the commercials for "Stop Using the Word "Gay". Both of terms I never used and suddenly they have been added back to my vocabulary.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Does this mean I have to stop making a face, hitting my chest with a limp wrist and saying "duurrrrr" when people act stupidly?

Originally Posted by Alex

I'm fine with it, but it is a game of moving goalposts...

True. So what?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I would call Kevy a retard if he deserved. it.

If?







Oh wait; that was about me...

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

True. So what?

I thought I pretty much explained the "so what" as I see it. Why, even if successful, it likely isn't going to solve the underlying issue. That just as words can gain new definitions they can shed them as well (in usage if not in the OED), and that in this case it may be more productive in the long term to shed a definition than to try and salt this linguistic ground and hope you can avoid a repeat on the new homestead.