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[quote=Anonymous]The word retarded has become pejorative and, as such, the use has been discouraged. For better or worse, the preferred nomenclature is now intellectually disabled. I don't really like that word, either, but if I'm going to use a label for someone, I'd rather use the label that the person themselves prefers. Since MR / Intellectually Disabled people don't always speak for themselves (though certainly they sometimes do, quite eloquently) I'll allow their advocates to choose the term. People who are insisting on using the out-dated MR label are misinformed or rude. Once you are told it's not the preferred phrase, why not phase it out? To continue to insist on using it says something about you. http://www.r-word.org/[/quote]
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