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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My five year old daughter has global delays -- as in will never walk, talk, or feed herself.  She is 100% dependent for all her needs.  The r-word is offensive and hurtful.[/quote]

But "retarded" is an accurate descriptor of her situation.  You're offended and hurt that she has disabilities?  Because that's what you're saying.[/quote]

Many of you are totally missing the point, probably because OP was less than articulate in her opening post to this thread.

The point is not that using the word retarded itself to describe a disability is wrong.  You can use the word to describe the actual developmental delay, just as you would use the word gay to describe someone homosexual.

It's when you use it as a [b]slur[/b][u] that it's problematic.

Example:  "That's so retarded!" (referring to something you don't like, something that's wrong, something that's weird, something that's objectionable)

or a mom says to her normal child "Stop acting so retarded!" when the child is misbehaving.  Those are the instances of the R-word that we are talking about NOT using here.[/quote]

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