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01-29-2013, 12:09 PM #73On The Practice Squad
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01-29-2013, 12:09 PM #74
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
The basic lack of empathy displayed by some of the posters here is disturbing.
You say that sarcastically, but isn't this the foundation of basic manners, which I am sure your parents aimed to teach you when you were young? So because it takes minor effort to not make someone feel bad about who they are, it's not worth it? Cool story.My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
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01-29-2013, 12:10 PM #75
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
Context is everything; it's not a word that is obscene, it's the intent behind it. I think it would have been different if Joe had said "whoever came up with that idea is a retard". Nevertheless, it gets some people worked up. I know a guy named David who gets worked up when someone calls him "Dave".
Unfortunately, words are the trigger. Lenny Bruce used to do a bit about the "N word", and Lenny was far from racist..
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01-29-2013, 12:12 PM #76
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
You should get a little less drunk there, mormon.
"Gay" in a dictionary sense refers (in addition to "being happy," of course) to homosexuality. That's why gay people/homosexuals refer to themselves as "gay." It's not an insult, to them or by the literal meaning. It's an insult when it's used to describe something bad; e.g., it's common for young folks to say, "That's so gay," not meaning something homosexual, but something they think is dumb/they don't like.
Reading comprehension ...My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
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01-29-2013, 12:15 PM #77Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
Oddly enough my wife's best friend has 2 autistic children. I just asked her if she would be offended by what Joe said and he response was "NO".
It is all about context. To me the idea IS retarded. It is also moronic, stupid, asinine, dumb and any other word you can find that means the same thing.
Merriam Webster defines retard as.............
Definition of RETARD
transitive verb
1
: to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment : impede
2
: to delay academic progress by failure to promote
intransitive verb
: to undergo retardation
— re·tard·er noun
See retard defined for English-language learners »
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Examples of RETARD
The chemical will retard the spread of fire.
The problems have retarded the progress of the program.
Definition of RETARD
1
: a holding back or slowing down : retardation
2
often offensive : a retarded person; also : a person held to resemble a retarded person in behavior
It does not have to be offensive when used in the proper context. Do we not have fire RETARDant?
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
When did America turn into a bunch of pussies? You people need to get thicker skin and not give a damn about what people say unless it is directed at you.
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01-29-2013, 12:19 PM #79
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
+1. I am a board member of an organization that provides assistance to those with developmental disabilities. I also am guilty, in my younger days of using words such as this in a perjorative context. I think the vast majority of us, especially men, used "retarded" or "gay" or "fag" to put down others. The point is, those of us with a modicum of maturity outgrew it. It doesn't make us hate mongerers, we just know better now.
Joe is still young, but should know better. I think he recognized that the second it came out of his mouth.
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01-29-2013, 12:21 PM #80
Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
OK, good for your wife's best friend. If only your wife's best friend was the only person in the whole world, then the fact she personally is not offended would mean no one else has to/should be.
Cool, so you just ignored this part of the entry.
Was Joe talking about fire retardant? Because THAT would be a "proper context."My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
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01-29-2013, 12:26 PM #82On The Practice Squad
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01-29-2013, 12:27 PM #83On The Practice Squad
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
There's alot "soap box" gum bumping coming from this crew. Everyday it's something.
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01-29-2013, 12:28 PM #84On The Practice Squad
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Re: Flacco uses the R-word....great....
I love how everyone is using "dis-abled" as the word to replace retarded. Dis-abled implies they cannot do it at all, whereas the root of the word retarded implies they are slower to do it. The current correct PC word is "less-abled." Get with the times...
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