When Al Sharpton and crew decided they were going to hold a funeral for the word nigger…I shook my head in disgust. I understand that some times you do things out of symbolism, but trying to bury or even ban a word has to be the single most pointless thing anyone has ever done. It’s a word, you can’t ban a word, even if you don’t like it. What’s next? Sending a word to its room without supper? Its on the same level of banning and burning books. If you don’t want to say it…don’t. If you don’t want to hear it…fine, don’t associate with people who do use it. End of the problem. Of course, that’s too much like right.
So the latest fugitive of the word police is the word “retard.” Apparently it’s degrading and hurtful to those that have intellectual disabilities. In my opinion, what we have here is a disconnect in what a retard is. I’m going to use Sarah Palin and her family to demonstrate the proper use of the word retard. Sarah Palin’s son Trigg, is a baby with the chromosomal disorder, Down’s Syndrome. People with Down Syndrome typically have lower than average cognitive ability, along with other developmental disabilities. This is no fault of the individual, it’s in their genetics. Therefore Trigg, is not a retard, just a baby with a disability.
His mother, Sarah Palin on the other hand, is a retard. She’s a person whose brain developed normally, yet she still thinks that merely being able to SEE Russia from the State she governs, gives her foreign policy experience. That my friends…is retarded. Running for Vice President and not being able to answer questions about the economic bailout is…retarded. Claiming you’re against earmarks and wasteful government spending when it’s public record that you supported a construction project called “The Bridge to Nowhere” is…you guessed it…retarded.
If you go to the webpage of the campaign against the “r-word”, you’ll be greeted with a banner that shows some individuals with Down’s Syndrome. I actually find that offensive. Why would you associate the word “retard” with an individual with a developmental disorder? What they should have done is put up a picture of George W. Bush instead. Now that’s a well known retard and if you’re going to start a campaign against the word, you need a spokesman. See, when I think of a retard, I think of the George Bush’s of the world. I think of individuals that have nothing but their own idiocy to blame for their repeated brain farts. Let me give some examples of real functional retards:
John McCain – Finished damn near last in his class at the Academy. After beating all odds to become the Republican Nominee for President, this mofo says that the fundamentals of the Economy are strong…in the mist of the worse economic crisis we’ve ever seen.
People who listen to Rush Limbaugh – Rush Limbaugh himself isn’t retarded. He didn’t finish College, doesn’t hold degrees in economics or politics. He’s never held an elected position in the government. Rush is just an idiot with a microphone. That’s what you do with idiots, you give them a toy to hold and they sit there and make a bunch of noise. Normal, “intelligent” people with degrees however that listen to Rush are retarded. Only a retard would listen to someone who has zero legitimate credibility when it comes to an issue and allow that unqualified person to dictate what they were thinking.
John Edwards – Cheating on your cancer stricken wife and then trying to run for President knowing that it was only a matter of time before the truth came out…retarded.
Soulja Boy and Plies - Soulja Boy is from Mississippi, retard runs in the water from there (oh that’s going to get me into so much trouble). Just look at the way he dresses. When you wake up in the morning and make a conscious effort to dress like that…you’re retarded. As for Plies, the jury is still out. I want to say that Plies, with his “slavery english”, is retarded but the more I think about it, he might just have a developmental disorder. I think he might have been born with about half the brain cells of a normal human being.
21+ year olds who “Do the stanky leg” – Kids I can understand, they’re minds are still developing. But if you’re an adult in the club doing the stanky leg, you my friend have some form of retardation.
Delores Parker-Jackson – I saw Delores on Dateline NBC last night with Chris Hansen. Even though she reported a negative income of $6, 813 one year and had previously filed bankruptcy, she was able to get 6 mortgages for 4 condos totaling $1.3 million. When Chris asked her how much responsibility does she bare for getting loans when she know she was in essence poor…she said “none.” My friends, that is a major retard. Even an individual with Down’s Syndrome know when they’ve shitted on themselves.
So you see, we don’t need to ban the word “retard”, we just need to educate people on its proper use.
March 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Thank you for the clarification.
April 9th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
i agree with you 100%. Its our right coz of freedom of speech. The Ban the “R” Word Foundation is a bunch of f***heads who have nothing better to do but bitch about everything. You cant ban a word. Down Syndrome is not retardation. Yet like u said, u saw a banner held up by Downs people. THey assosciate themselves into the categorie they dont want to be in. Speaking of how much of a dickwad Bush is, i saw a funny picture just like yours above that said “Voting for Bush is like running in the Special Olympics, even if you win, you’re still retarded.” lol
Peace out.
September 19th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
That would be awesome if the DSM-IV, the official diagnostic manual for the American Psychiatric Association, didn’t have an entry for “mental retardation” on the books. You can use idiot, imbecile, and dumb. Those are free now. But until the word “retardation” is removed from the classification entirely then you can’t claim that it is overly PC to ask people to please not use it as an insult. You’re kicking a population less able to defend themselves on the issue, and it’s not like they don’t get enough harassing in school as it is.
October 4th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Your a retard
October 5th, 2009 at 12:23 am
I think you meant, “You’re a retard”
October 8th, 2009 at 1:08 am
SE Hinton wasnt good at spelling and grammar why should i bee
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I am just going to say, “That’s so the insanity report” every time I want to say something is dumb or crap. Ya, I think that is what I will do. Besides, it is not what you think about the use of the word, my friend, it is the impact that it has on others because sometimes people don’t have a choice about the company they keep, like in a classroom. It is plain ignorant to suggest that if we don’t approve of something we can simply ignore it…that has not helped us throughout history, at all. Also, what about the role models that use the word, the parents, siblings, coaches and relatives etc who demonstrate their own lack of empathy for a group (whether you deem it to be an insult to politicians or not, it is the perceptions of others that matters) when they use that word. They will naturally influence the use of that word. It is not ok to use “retard”, “Gay”, or “Nigger” they are offensive words and only spread hate.
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 pm
And “banning” a word is? Really, please…tell me. How does one “ban” a word? Let’s make breathing air illegal while you’re at it.
February 2nd, 2010 at 1:08 am
why dont you think about others for once in your life…. i do have intellectual disabilites and i do have seizures and i have been called this word for years and it does hurt. i look mormal i talk normal and i hangout with the normal crowd and i might be slow in the head but watch me and my special needs friends is going to change the world one day. you can go fuck yourself:)
February 6th, 2010 at 11:44 am
I agree with Kriss, you cannot ban a word. It may be hurtful but there is no way you can ban a word, it would be like trying to ban an idea. Just because you have a disability does not mean the entire world is going to empathize with you. All people with disabilities are trying to be seen as equals, correct? Well the rest of the population who does not have a disability has to live with “offensive” words also. There are many offensive words in all languages worldwide if you ban one then you must ban all offensive words and any words tied to that word and words tied to the secondary words, so on and so forth until communication as a whole was banned. So to sum all of this up, if you want equality then quit complaining and do like the rest of the population, get over it.
March 5th, 2010 at 4:30 am
Indeed. I pledge to use the word RETARDED and GAY at least twice a day. Retarded gay word police think they can control people.
March 6th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Mental retardation is a medical term used to describe the condition that people born with those developmental disorders suffer from.
If you don’t know what you’re talking about just STFU.
March 15th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Banning a word… kind of stupid. Having respect for your fellow human beings? Not so much. Is it so hard for people to have a little consideration for others? Or use a thesaurus? If you want to call someone an idiot there are a myriad of words you can use, but by using this word you demonstrate your own ignorance, which I guess by your own definition makes you a … well you figure it out.
Oh and yes, Sarah Palin’s son has a disability, but he is also mentally retarded, it’s a characteristic of Down Syndrome and part of the diagnosis. That’s not necessarily a negative thing, unless of course people throw the word around as such. Banning a word and anti r-word campaigns are a result of a selfish and ignorant society that actually needs these campaigns to tell them to be respectful human beings.