Tilted Cat Head
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Originally Posted by sweetpea
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.
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right! when the word gets marginalized it will too become hurtful...
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