First World ProblemsOnemunki says: We live in a world of genuine tragedy, starvation and terror. So, after hearing stories of cruise line passengers complaining at the air conditioning breaking down, what stories of sheer single-minded self-pity get your goat?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 1 Mar 2012, 12:00)
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Calling someone a retard is not acceptable.However, saying that someone is retarded doesn't strike me as being offensive- it's a technical term, like being a dwarf. (And I'm told that most of those dislike the term "little people" and prefer dwarf.) Banning any uses of the word is an overreaction, in my view.
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 7 Mar 2012, 19:10,
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The term of art ...... currently is "developmentally disabled." Way back when it was "feeble minded."
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Cross overUnfortunately I think there is too much crosstalk: you can't describe someone as retarded (which I agree is a potentially useful term) without someone hearing only the first two syllables. Solution? Dunno.
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