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Originally posted by bonehed1
I have an aunt that is mentally retarded but she hears people being called gay and retarded all the time and she doesn't care. IMHO you are to sensitive. You need to distiguish how they are using the word "retarded" or "gay" in a sentence. My aunt calls me retarded all the time and I don't get upset because she jokes around. Some people just dont know how to have fun...
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It has nothing to do with knowing how to have fun. It has to do with people desensitizing a word that to some people is a very serious matter. I think using "retarded" to mean stupid is no better than using "nigger", "faggot" or "spic". I think people don't have a problem using "retard" though because they rationalize that mentally handicapped people won't care because they don't know they are being made fun of.