"Retarded" means slow. Would it be wrong to say that some of these "special" (as you call them) children, grasp concepts slower than "normal" children? It's not wrong to use the word "retarded." It was just warped out of context by children throwing the word around when it's not applicable.
I don't call them special, I was quoting the author of the post. The word "retarded" has always been a horrible word in my mind, even before it became something not considered politically correct. As I said, I work with these people who are "retarded", and some of them aren't "slow", as you put it. They don't grasp things slower than other people, they just grasp them in a different way, not a slower or less superior one. "Retarded" is used for any child (or adult) who doesn't think exactly the same way we do. That's wrong. Just because someone is different doesn't mean they should be tarred with the same brush as everyone else who happens to be different!
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"Retarded" means slow. Would it be wrong to say that some of these "special" (as you call them) children, grasp concepts slower than "normal" children? It's not wrong to use the word "retarded." It was just warped out of context by children throwing the word around when it's not applicable.
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I don't call them special, I was quoting the author of the post. The word "retarded" has always been a horrible word in my mind, even before it became something not considered politically correct. As I said, I work with these people who are "retarded", and some of them aren't "slow", as you put it. They don't grasp things slower than other people, they just grasp them in a different way, not a slower or less superior one. "Retarded" is used for any child (or adult) who doesn't think exactly the same way we do. That's wrong. Just because someone is different doesn't mean they should be tarred with the same brush as everyone else who happens to be different!
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