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Originally Posted by World's King
Okay... here's the deal.
About 20 years ago it was okay to call someone mentally retarded. Somewhere, someone decided that term was hurtful. Told everyone it was hurtful. Now everything thinks it's hurtful. And we can't say it anymore.
Explain to me why it's hurtful. What is it about that word that's so bad?
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WK, i see where you are coming from,
and yes, it used to be okay to use retarded.. and i know that developmentally disabled will be a negative term in the future probably because it too will develop a negative connotation.
Why is anything hurtful? got me, who the fucks knows.
I'm just playing by the rules, I just know that it bothers my clients, so i don't use the term and encourage others not to.