That's going a little too far with the PC.
I really dislike the word retard that is used in a derogatory manner. I have relatives that are disabled and friends with mentally retarded children. Just because they were born with a genetic condition doesn't mean they should be ridiculed and laughed at their entire lives because they have, or are perceived to have, decreased mental capacity. They are no less of a human being than anyone else and deserve to be treated with dignity. I know it is just a stupid smilie on a chainsaw forum but if you wouldn't have "retard" in the text than why would you hit the smilie with that same name? I pray to God that our new daughter grows up happy and healthy but if she doesn't, I will kick the ✖✖✖✖ out of anyone that calls her a retard.
I know where you are coming from. Over the last couple years on several occasions my daughter's patients has run dry. Her ability to cope with the stresses of the public have failed even with my best efforts exhausted. I too have wanted to punch the A hole in line behind me making the comment "That little one needs a good whooping to set her straight". Learned to control myself and not judge others for their ignorance and just hand them an Autism Card. Maybe it will make them think twice before opening their mouth next time......That being said, Man, you gotta pick your battles. No victim, no crime. Although Tom may be a bit challenged, no one with a disability was attacked here.
This after all is a spit roast :derplol::laughing:
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Edit: by no means saying a member here is ignorant......well maybe some of you :rofl:
I never said, or meant to imply, that Tom was challenged. I thought that was a given. Heck for all I know, he is from the County. Just voicing my concern and doing my part to make "retard" the R-word. I was very surprised to see the "retarded" smilie and even more surprised that there were two. Carry on.![]()
Quit pickin on me or I'ma go tell yer mommy!
Least it ain't Kentuckah :lol:
It's Pennsyltucky, get it right. :)
So, implying that people from the state of Kentucky are somehow inferior is okay, but saying having a smiley labeled retarded is not?
The word that bothers me as much or more as the R word is the G word. I hear it soooooo many times a day at work that the kids saying it don't even think twice when you bring it to their attention as being offensive. As in, "This thread is gay."
So, implying that people from the state of Kentucky are somehow inferior is okay, but saying having a smiley labeled retarded is not?
He could have said Virginia...
My grandma would get mad, because in her day, gay meant happiness or contentedness. Then in the 50's people started using it to mock homosexuals. When I asked her how people would mock homosexuals before that, she said: "Proper people didn't speak of such things like homosexuality, drug use, and promiscuity..."