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Edited by
Mikey117
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I would like to see the "retarded" word elimanated out of peoples vocabulary!! It is a movement that is taking National attention to make people more aware of how demeameaning that word is to some very special people. Here In Nebraska, we have the Special Olympics we are hosting next weekend which I vollenteer every year to help out. They are AMAZING in how much pure love and Joy they have for people and its just not politically correct to do so, its the RIGHT thing to do!!!
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I like the word, it has ooomph. I dont use it to refer directly to mentally handicapped or disabled people though.
Calling people 'special' is pretty demeaning in itself. |
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I would like to see the "retarded" word elimanated out of peoples vocabulary!! It is a movement that is taking National attention to make people more aware of how demameaning that word is to some very special people. Here In Nebraska, we have the Special Olympics we are hosting next weekend which I vollenteer every year to help out. They are AMAZING in how much pure love and Joy they have for people and its just not politically correct to do so, its the RIGHT thing to do!!!  removing words from a society is the right thing to do? did you ever read "1984" be seeing you
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oh boy, another movement...............sure would be nice to take a break from all the b------s--------going on today and get back to being humans again instead of whiners..........
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Try spending some time with them U probably will learn something!!! I guess maybe U can be the poster boy!!
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First words then books.
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Thank you Waterloo.
This was a topic on a radio station this past week. It just won't work. |
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I guess not one of U know the word compassion or Ignorance!!
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I like the word, it has ooomph. I dont use it to refer directly to mentally handicapped or disabled people though. Calling people 'special' is pretty demeaning in itself. 
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I guess not one of U know the word compassion or Ignorance!! I luv ya Mikey, but you do not have the right to sit in judgement of people's compassion or ignorance. You're over the line. |
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ignorance is bliss
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Try spending some time with them U probably will learn something!!! I guess maybe U can be the poster boy!! Are you making the assumption that i do not know anyone with mental disabilities? As special as many of them are, calling them 'special' is just as bad as calling them retarded. I have used the word today in a different thread, maybe that was your inspiration for this thread i dont know. The way i used the word had no reference to disabled people. Getting offended by a word that has many contexts, is, well, pretty retarded. |
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Try spending some time with them U probably will learn something!!! I guess maybe U can be the poster boy!! Are you making the assumption that i do not know anyone with mental disabilities? As special as many of them are, calling them 'special' is just as bad as calling them retarded. I have used the word today in a different thread, maybe that was your inspiration for this thread i dont know. The way i used the word had no reference to disabled people. Getting offended by a word that has many contexts, is, well, pretty retarded. well said dan................ |
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And maybe some folks dont mean it demeaning. I understand that but believe me they KNOw the word is it too much too ask good people to find a different terminology to replace it? is it that hard to try to make a difference and change ONE word?
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Yea I would
But it was the word of my generation Times have changed Let's change the word |
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Words only have the power we allow them to have.
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And maybe some folks dont mean it demeaning. I understand that but believe me they KNOw the word is it too much too ask good people to find a different terminology to replace it? is it that hard to try to make a difference and change ONE word? why change a word that branches out different directions? not specifically towards people...........try using this energy you have toward something worth while!!! getting people together to form a movement to put an end to this government shafting us all...now, that's something to conquer............. |
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Yea I would But it was the word of my generation Times have changed Let's change the word |
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Edited by
Mikey117
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Fri 04/03/09 03:20 PM
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And maybe some folks dont mean it demeaning. I understand that but believe me they KNOw the word is it too much too ask good people to find a different terminology to replace it? is it that hard to try to make a difference and change ONE word? why change a word that branches out different directions? not specifically towards people...........try using this energy you have toward something worth while!!! getting people together to form a movement to put an end to this government shafting us all...now, that's something to conquer............. |
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how about retardant materials? shall we find a different word for those too?
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