And personally I'd rather my child be "retarded" than a "hoe" or a "beeyatch", etc. There is ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong with being retarded. It's better than than the PC term of intellectual DISABLED. These kids are not disabled. They are slow or using a synonym of slow...they are retarded!
It's also Offensive to call someone a multiple of words and racial slangs. But oh hey. The world is like that. Sorry for popping your perfect worlds bubble
I'm aware of how the world works. I'm not stupid. All I was saying is that a mother would not call her child offensive words (assuming this is a healthy and non-abusive relationship) and that I am surprised at the amount of people who think the use of the word retarded as an insult is okay. Just because something is commonplace in society doesn't make it right.
I'm trying to piece together hoe you sort of just rebutled yourself, You say that a Mother wouldn't say that, yet you also say that it is in commonplace society. If you have either a parent who is dissapointed in you, majorly, or a parent who you are friends with, not as in crush friends, but more like besties, they will take the micky from you on more then one occasion
Me saying "just because something is commonplace..." wasn't necessarily referring to the use of the word retarded; that was a general comment to you saying that it's "also offensive to call someone a multiple of words and racial slangs."
And I would like to admit my own biases: I have a disability, so I am more likely to react to someone using retarded when meaning stupid.
And I would like to admit my own biases: I have a disability, so I am more likely to react to someone using retarded when meaning stupid.