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| Authored by: designerfx on Wednesday, October 10 2012 @ 04:26 PM EDT |
while the person you know is mentally handicapped (would you
even want to call them retarded? I call that into question
too), what people mean by "retarded" is more commonly
stupid/ignorant.
I'm not defending the behavior, but I do I blame english
language and our slang being horrible.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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- dialect issue - Authored by: Wol on Wednesday, October 10 2012 @ 05:36 PM EDT
- dialect issue - Authored by: artp on Wednesday, October 10 2012 @ 06:19 PM EDT
- dialect issue - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, October 11 2012 @ 04:23 AM EDT
- dialect issue - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, October 11 2012 @ 11:09 AM EDT
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| Authored by: MadTom1999 on Thursday, October 11 2012 @ 04:36 AM EDT |
while I understand peoples desire to try and defuse language you have to
remember that the word is not the weapon - its the message it delivers from
human to human.
Taking a word away merely moves the weapon to another word. Nothing is
achieved.
In the UK all disablements were moved into a catch all phrase 'special needs'.
Within days 'special' became a gross insult. I know I was working with 'special
needs' children and the venom they delivered 'you're special' with was something
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| Authored by: mcinsand on Thursday, October 11 2012 @ 12:48 PM EDT |
I should have thought back to the roots of 'freetard,' and I should have been
more thoughtful about links to the disabled. Making fun of people with
challenges is not right.
At the same time, I will probably not be able to avoid disrespecting and
disregarding those that claim to care about technological freedom while
purchasing anything with an Apple logo on it. Apple has always stood against
open competition and open standards, and it has always fought everything that
makes FOSS what it is.
Regards and apologies,
mcinsand[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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