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TarheelsInNJ
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"Retarded"
TarheelsInNJ
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Haven't we moved past using this word just to describe something as stupid?!? Sorry, this is a pet peeve of mine and I had to vent. (I just overheard a co-worker describe something as retarded). Words hurt, people!!
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Re: "Retarded"
It's along the same lines as someone saying "Oh, I must have Alzheimer's!" when they forget something.
It ain't f*cking funny when your grandmother passed away from the disease...
At least not in a professional setting.
I get that people have their own view on words, but stay PC in the workplace & in public, you know?
Ditto.
That word is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Hate it, hate it, hate it.
Ditto. I wouldn't use the word, but even if I did I would never use it in a professional setting.
That's a great idea! It really helps to teach people about the power of words early on.
I should add - I also hate when people use "gay" in exchange for stupid, silly, dumb, etc.
I completely agree with this! Work place is not appropriate. However, i will admit that i'm not offended when people use words like that. I think everyone these days are way to sensitive over words!!! They are just words...that is all. Putting so much meaning and negativity behind them really just is making the words have "power". Don't accept the power, and they just become words. Don't know if this even came across clear at all. However i definitely try to not use words in public because some people are offended by them, and that is never my intent!
Ugh I JUST had this conversation with my students. I've also had to talk to them about saying "that's so gay".
I was like "Y'all that doesn't even make sense- that's like saying, 'that's so red hair' or 'that's so Rebecca'" Some people are gay, some people have red hair, some people are named Rebecca. It makes no sense to use it as a cutdown.
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My niece has Downs so I totally know where she's coming from. I never used the word before she was born and afterwards I'm that much more sensitive to people who do use it.
Ever since I did volunteer work for Special Olympics, I've been sensitive to that word when it's used in terms of "stupid." I'd rather be around Special Olympians than the dolts who don't have a vocabulary beyond "retarded" for such instances.
My brother, a special ed teacher, makes students who call someone a "retard" or "retarded" give him three synonyms instead. This forces them to think through what they're saying and figure out some alternative words to use.