Comments on: Is the word ‘retard’ up there with ‘nigger’? http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/ disability news, views, and reviews from NZ and around the world Mon, 14 May 2012 07:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: bill http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-1504 bill Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:58:36 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-1504 I think people have the right to use whatever words they want... free speech... if you don't like them, don't use them, or don't mix with people who do. Anyone who disagrees is a retard... um, I meant Spaz, um... anyhow, their point is lame... um... I think people have the right to use whatever words they want… free speech… if you don't like them, don't use them, or don't mix with people who do. Anyone who disagrees is a retard… um, I meant Spaz, um… anyhow, their point is lame… um…

]]> By: Sacha http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-894 Sacha Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:31:19 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-894 Had to laugh - tried to make this point on one of the Stuff website's forums and got deleted. Presumably for making the comparison with the more obviously offensive N word. Plonkers. Had to laugh – tried to make this point on one of the Stuff website's forums and got deleted. Presumably for making the comparison with the more obviously offensive N word. Plonkers.

]]> By: Caz http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-890 Caz Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:11:16 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-890 Yes I agree with George, my friend Jess and I (she's a total blindie) find it funny when we say "Hey look the blind leading the Blind" but if a sighted person says it, we want to smash their heads in. Spastic is used when the Cerebral Palsy is severe but you should never call someone a Spas. Yes I agree with George, my friend Jess and I (she's a total blindie) find it funny when we say "Hey look the blind leading the Blind" but if a sighted person says it, we want to smash their heads in.

Spastic is used when the Cerebral Palsy is severe but you should never call someone a Spas.

]]> By: Philip http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-881 Philip Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:43:38 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-881 Guess you'll be burning your RETRAD T-shirt, bro? ;-P Guess you'll be burning your RETRAD T-shirt, bro? ;-P

]]> By: George http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-880 George Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:10:04 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-880 I'm with you on this one! As a guy with CP who was constantly being called a spaz by the other kids at school, while I think that most political correctness is just stupid. There are some things that are just plain offensive. Its okay for a black guy to call another black guy nigger, a spaz like me to use when referring to myself and (even if they want) people with a learning disability to refer to each other as retards. But this is not! Why? because its meant as a term of abuse. If my friends with a disability call me a spaz, its often an expression of affection, common identity, dare I say? Brotherhood? Anybody else says it, I'll smack 'em in the mouth! I'm with you on this one!

As a guy with CP who was constantly being called a spaz by the other kids at school, while I think that most political correctness is just stupid. There are some things that are just plain offensive.

Its okay for a black guy to call another black guy nigger, a spaz like me to use when referring to myself and (even if they want) people with a learning disability to refer to each other as retards.

But this is not!

Why? because its meant as a term of abuse.

If my friends with a disability call me a spaz, its often an expression of affection, common identity, dare I say? Brotherhood?

Anybody else says it, I'll smack 'em in the mouth!

]]> By: Oh snap! http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-882 Oh snap! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:55:39 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-882 [...] Login ← Is the word ‘retard’ up there with ‘nigger’? [...] [...] Login ← Is the word ‘retard’ up there with ‘nigger’? [...]

]]> By: Caz http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-878 Caz Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:04:17 +0000 http://walkingisoverrated.com/2008/08/27/is-the-word-retard-up-there-with-nigger/#comment-878 No Red your not. the word 'Retard' is old language and basically means unable to learn, here is one of the meanings from Dictionary.com. 4. Slang: Disparaging. a. a mentally retarded person. b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard. (I am referring to the letter b). No Red your not.

the word 'Retard' is old language and basically means unable to learn, here is one of the meanings from Dictionary.com.

4. Slang: Disparaging.

a. a mentally retarded person.

b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.

(I am referring to the letter b).

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