It doesn't bother me if someone uses that word. I have family that's retarded and it's just a diagnosis to me. No one says malignant neoplasm, so why say mentally handicapped or whatever else when you can just say retarded? I actually don't like it when people say mentally handicapped because I feel like they're trying to pity my retard family. As long as someone doesn't say it against anyone, I'm cool with it.
Some people have brought up gay. Same thing, as long as you're not insulting anyone, I don't mind hearing it. If I'm playing a game and the other team wins, I'll say, "that's so fucking gay!". I don't say it against gay people or anything, I just say it because I'm upset over losing. Like with dammit, I'm not really damning anyone.
IIN I'm bothered that people are bothered by the term 'retard'?
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It doesn't bother me if someone uses that word. I have family that's retarded and it's just a diagnosis to me. No one says malignant neoplasm, so why say mentally handicapped or whatever else when you can just say retarded? I actually don't like it when people say mentally handicapped because I feel like they're trying to pity my retard family. As long as someone doesn't say it against anyone, I'm cool with it.
Some people have brought up gay. Same thing, as long as you're not insulting anyone, I don't mind hearing it. If I'm playing a game and the other team wins, I'll say, "that's so fucking gay!". I don't say it against gay people or anything, I just say it because I'm upset over losing. Like with dammit, I'm not really damning anyone.