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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, it has the technical meaning of slow or delayed, and thus it was used as a diagnostic term. And there wasn't a problem -- until people started using it as an insult. The intellectual/developmental disability community has worked to change the vernacular for that reason. It's offensive because it's used as an insult. If you want to learn more, go to http://www.r-word.org/. Anyone who has a child with a developmental disability knows that it's offensive to hear someone called a "retard" who is, in fact, just acting stupidly. And anyone who has a child, with a disability or not, should be able to understand that. And those of you who say "there are bigger problems to deal with," shame on you. Teaching respect for everyone, as individuals, is important. And in fact, it's something over which we actually have control.[/quote]
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