What is your take on the R word? Yea or nay?
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I’m for let’s go back to not being so got damn sensitive about every little thing.
I’m for people not being rude assholes everywhere you go.
I’m for people being kind towards one another and enjoying life while your here
I’m for people not being rude assholes everywhere you go.
I’m for people being kind towards one another and enjoying life while your here
What I usually go by is it’s ok to make jokes about things that people can control (actions/sucking at something/being fat/identifying as a different gender) and not so much on things people can’t control (special needs/race/etc). Just my opinion.
Unless you are close with someone with Down syndrome, I don’t expect you to understand how hurtful of a word that “retarded” is (when used as a dig)
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Well of course it doesn’t affect you, a nuero typical person. I encourage you to ask any Down syndrome person their thoughts on the term.
By your thinking, the N word should still be okay to be used.
If you’re gonna bring back retard, you’re gonna have to bring back fag-got too.
Yeah, I think most folks missed the punchline
I been around Down syndrome persons all my life. My mother dedicated her life teaching and helping people with special needs
Are you serious right now?
Joking with your fiends is complete different than calling a random person a name.
If my best friend is acting slow/mentally handicapped then you bet your ass I’m going to do my part as his best friend and call him a tard.
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If you use the word I assume you’re uneducated or don’t know any special needs individuals
I was here before kill yourself was a banned term
man 2012 Bunker was amazing
man 2012 Bunker was amazing
as someone that’s very close and works a lot with the special needs community I don’t really give a shit if you say it. but I don’t
If you call an actual special needs person that though I’m gonna give you a very odd look. more out of surprise to begin with though
If you call an actual special needs person that though I’m gonna give you a very odd look. more out of surprise to begin with though
As a parent of a daughter who is differently abled I hate that word. I would hope that folks here would be better. My daughter makes more of a positive impact in this world than I ever can and she does that every day with a toughness and grit I cant imagine.
I still think it sometimes ….but I don’t want anyone to do it..
in my experience….
… the people who are truly R make the world a much better place than anyone who questions whether the R word is acceptable or not.
and it’s not close.
… the people who are truly R make the world a much better place than anyone who questions whether the R word is acceptable or not.
and it’s not close.
My mom worked with special needs kids her entire life. I volunteered with her during the summers at state agencies in central Alabama.
If someone has downs my experience is that they are taught to be offended by the word retarded (typically by parents who are more offended than those with downs). Most people with special needs just want to be treated like the rest of us. Crap talk and all.
The clinical term is not offensive. To call someone retarded that clearly is not retarded is only offensive for people who are virtue signaling. If people cared that much they would volunteer their time. JMO
Shit…it wasn’t all that long ago telling him he should hit from the lady’s tees woulda been a funny dig. Now she calls herself a big boy and hits from the men’s as a sign of her dominance.
