All those profanities are really not needed. If you do have concerns about a certain issue, it will really help to get out of your couch typing unnecessary nonsense and approach those who had offended you. No point hiding behind your screen hurling vulgarities. And yes, do check on your spelling beforehand next time.
I don’t really mind the word “retarded” as much as some (I realize it’s mildly stigmatizing to people with mental retardation, but I’m not quite PC enough to care); but “retard” is really nasty when used as a noun*, because it’s not hyperbole: its only meaning is a slur typing someone with mental disabilities as some kind of comical object.
In other words, it’s one of those words that applies only to the person that uses it.
* I say noun, because as a verb it’s a valid word meaning “to slow down”. I have a friend who repairs airplanes. He once told us that fighter jets scream, “RETARD! RETARD! RETARD!” when they’re about to smash into the ground because the pilot is going too fast. It’s a command to the pilot, but it sounds like it’s just yelling insults. If I were a pilot I’d probably have died laughing already. Yeah, I’m three years old pretty much.
May 31, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Because I’ve always found poor spelling and grammar and nasty slurs make me a better person than people dislinking a particular craft.
June 25, 2012 at 4:22 am
Yeah, “IT’S JUST A NAME”, like ‘murder’ and ‘genocide’ – which you seem to be very fond of.
July 3, 2012 at 9:23 pm
Yeah, I agree–it’s just a name. In fact, I think I have an idea what she should call her next piece:
introducing the Retarded Cockheads(tm) Glingers (i’s include a pic, but I’m too retarded)
July 3, 2012 at 9:23 pm
whoops, *I’d* include a pic
August 5, 2012 at 11:43 pm
All those profanities are really not needed. If you do have concerns about a certain issue, it will really help to get out of your couch typing unnecessary nonsense and approach those who had offended you. No point hiding behind your screen hurling vulgarities. And yes, do check on your spelling beforehand next time.
January 4, 2013 at 7:51 pm
I don’t really mind the word “retarded” as much as some (I realize it’s mildly stigmatizing to people with mental retardation, but I’m not quite PC enough to care); but “retard” is really nasty when used as a noun*, because it’s not hyperbole: its only meaning is a slur typing someone with mental disabilities as some kind of comical object.
In other words, it’s one of those words that applies only to the person that uses it.
* I say noun, because as a verb it’s a valid word meaning “to slow down”. I have a friend who repairs airplanes. He once told us that fighter jets scream, “RETARD! RETARD! RETARD!” when they’re about to smash into the ground because the pilot is going too fast. It’s a command to the pilot, but it sounds like it’s just yelling insults. If I were a pilot I’d probably have died laughing already. Yeah, I’m three years old pretty much.