Comments on: The “R” Word: Momversation http://coolmom.com/2010/02/28/momversation-the-r-word/ parents don't know what they are doing anyway, might as well laugh about it Tue, 22 May 2012 01:28:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: victorya http://coolmom.com/2010/02/28/momversation-the-r-word/#comment-18779 victorya Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:56:26 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=4889#comment-18779 i think that saying retard is just what it is... doesnt matter who said it or how they said it, they said it. i think that saying retard is just what it is… doesnt matter who said it or how they said it, they said it.

]]> By: Lisa http://coolmom.com/2010/02/28/momversation-the-r-word/#comment-18039 Lisa Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:28:35 +0000 http://coolmom.com/?p=4889#comment-18039 This one irks me, because I love language and words have specific meanings. That word, in particular, means to slow or stunt, aka "to retard the growth of something." The word pre-existed the diagnosis of mental retardation - and I kind of object to it's being banned en toto. In fact, I think that an absolute ban would be retarded. I DO think, however, that the word should not be used to describe people without an appreciation for the historical context implicated with its use (and for my favorite reason mentioned in the video - it's simply not nice). I don't think it's the same as the N word because that word only has one context. Regarding Palin, I think she forgot to write on her hand that she should be consistent or else risk revealing what a political whore she is. Oopsies. Don't mean to go so negative here, but I detest her and her mafia-esque brand of politics. Based on how she handled her ex-brother-in-law's firing and the subsequent cover-up, not to mention the local librarian who stood up to her after she tried to ban books from the local library, I actually cannot believe she is still given a pulpit from which to preach, and a voice with which to preach. She's a hypocrite, and a bully. This one irks me, because I love language and words have specific meanings. That word, in particular, means to slow or stunt, aka “to retard the growth of something.” The word pre-existed the diagnosis of mental retardation – and I kind of object to it’s being banned en toto. In fact, I think that an absolute ban would be retarded. I DO think, however, that the word should not be used to describe people without an appreciation for the historical context implicated with its use (and for my favorite reason mentioned in the video – it’s simply not nice). I don’t think it’s the same as the N word because that word only has one context.

Regarding Palin, I think she forgot to write on her hand that she should be consistent or else risk revealing what a political whore she is. Oopsies. Don’t mean to go so negative here, but I detest her and her mafia-esque brand of politics. Based on how she handled her ex-brother-in-law’s firing and the subsequent cover-up, not to mention the local librarian who stood up to her after she tried to ban books from the local library, I actually cannot believe she is still given a pulpit from which to preach, and a voice with which to preach. She’s a hypocrite, and a bully.

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