US Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage

[LennyLen]

They should be called out as such, by those in the targeted group and outside of it alike.

I'd rather people call out people who are hateful, regardless of what words they might use than people who use the term 'retarded' in general conversation.

And for the record, I'm one of the 'retarded.' I have autism. I actually use the term myself sometimes, when I'm using a poorly designed system for example, and it's frustrating me, I'm very likely to say something along the lines of "Arrgh, this is so retarded."But I can assure you I'm not trying to put myself or anyone like me down by doing so. The word has been in general usage long enough that it's just a word. Yes, it can be used in a derogatory manner, but so can any word, so should we not say anything?

The problem is not words, but the people who choose to use them as weapons. I'd rather focus on eliminating them.