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Title: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 05, 2014, 01:54:34 PM
i hear it all the time and i feel like it wasn't said a lot until recently
i think that people started to feel bad for saying that things were gay so they have moved on to the next worst thing

am i crazy?  baddood;
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ME## on May 05, 2014, 02:02:58 PM
people feel bad about throwing around the term gay thanks to lgbtquap militarism so they had to pick up a new buzzword 
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ncba93ivyase on May 05, 2014, 02:14:45 PM
people have been using retarded in its current form for at least my entire life

around 6 years ago i noticed it almost completely eclipsed gay
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: 6M69I69B9 on May 05, 2014, 02:20:12 PM
gay and retarded
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: YPrrrr on May 05, 2014, 02:33:00 PM
I've been hearing retarded slung around more than gay my entire life. Early in elementary school even.

Don't really get why it's exceptionally bad though. Is mentally, challenged better? Because that's used as an insult too. When it comes to deficiency in brain function, whatever you call it will always be used as an insult. Even 'special"
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 05, 2014, 02:42:28 PM
it might be a regional thing, but i heard retarded a lot from elementary school-middle school and then i think people realized that it was insensitive and stopped using it

the politically correct thing to say is "a person with a disability." if you say "disabled person" then you are defining them by their disability

it honestly doesnt bother me that much but i was just wondering if anybody else had noticed a resurgence or if i am just werid
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: YPrrrr on May 05, 2014, 02:45:00 PM
Quote from: udderfailure on May 05, 2014, 02:42:28 PM
it might be a regional thing, but i heard retarded a lot from elementary school-middle school and then i think people realized that it was insensitive and stopped using it

the politically correct thing to say is "a person with a disability." if you say "disabled person" then you are defining them by their disability

it honestly doesnt bother me that much but i was just wondering if anybody else had noticed a resurgence or if i am just werid
I think that's weird. If I was in a wheelchair I'd worry people would think I'm brain damaged since disability is all lumped into one category.
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 05, 2014, 02:47:54 PM
i agree
but with that logic you also don't want to jump people with different mental disabilities together
somebody who is only mildly impaired will get lumped together with people who have massive deficits in functioning
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: 6M69I69B9 on May 05, 2014, 02:54:51 PM
okay going serious

yes i have noticed that too.  i think gays are just gradually being widely accepted around.

i like using "lame" if it fits
or ill just call out why their shit doesn't make sense if it's "literally dumb"

but i also love saying gay


Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: silvertone on May 05, 2014, 03:05:19 PM
i notice more ppl saying autistic/sperger/autism recently than retarded and gay.
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Samus Aran on May 05, 2014, 03:06:43 PM
[autistic voice] agreed
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: silvertone on May 05, 2014, 03:07:22 PM
lol
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 05, 2014, 03:09:03 PM
I use lame and dumb a lot too
They are really the only alternatives that donut suck
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: silvertone on May 05, 2014, 03:10:47 PM
lame and dumb is about as bad as retarded and gay
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on May 05, 2014, 03:29:34 PM
lame and dumb are insensitive to cripples and niggers respectively
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Nyerp on May 05, 2014, 03:43:16 PM
this is the worst thread on boyah
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Thyme on May 05, 2014, 03:51:27 PM
Quote from: Nyerp on May 05, 2014, 03:43:16 PM
this is the worst thread on boyah


idk that lickitung one is p. bad
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: don't let's on May 05, 2014, 05:07:18 PM
Boyah is so very ableist
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: don't let's on May 05, 2014, 05:11:19 PM
nintendo power
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Hiro on May 07, 2014, 10:01:05 AM
i hear it as much as ever, I used to say it a lot and the rest of my family still does (even my grandma)
i never used gay in that way though
But didn't you work with special kids or something not long ago? you're probably just noticing it more.

Quote from: udderfailure on May 05, 2014, 02:42:28 PM
the politically correct thing to say is "a person with a disability." if you say "disabled person" then you are defining them by their disability
how the hell is that any different, the alternative that wouldn't define them in that way would just be to call them a "person" or by their name or something

Quote from: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo on May 05, 2014, 03:29:34 PM
lame and dumb are insensitive to cripples and niggers respectively
poty

but seriously how are lame, dumb, and stupid any different
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 07, 2014, 04:47:37 PM
Quote from: y-i on May 07, 2014, 10:01:05 AM
i hear it as much as ever, I used to say it a lot and the rest of my family still does (even my grandma)
i never used gay in that way though
But didn't you work with special kids or something not long ago? you're probably just noticing it more.

Quote from: udderfailure on May 05, 2014, 02:42:28 PM
the politically correct thing to say is "a person with a disability." if you say "disabled person" then you are defining them by their disability
how the hell is that any different, the alternative that wouldn't define them in that way would just be to call them a "person" or by their name or something

Quote from: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo on May 05, 2014, 03:29:34 PM
lame and dumb are insensitive to cripples and niggers respectively
poty

but seriously how are lame, dumb, and stupid any different

i think that the distinction is also silly. most pc terms are imo
and i've worked with people with disabilities for the last 3 years and i've just been noticing this lately
but idk i might be crazy
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ncba93ivyase on May 07, 2014, 04:58:48 PM
or maybe you're retarded
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 07, 2014, 05:27:44 PM
 doodthing;
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ncba93ivyase on May 07, 2014, 05:30:03 PM
jk
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: strongbad on May 07, 2014, 05:39:32 PM
you're a monster
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: 6M69I69B9 on May 07, 2014, 09:37:22 PM
Quote from: udderfailure on May 07, 2014, 05:39:32 PM
you're a monster
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Hiro on May 07, 2014, 10:16:46 PM
Quote from: udderfailure on May 07, 2014, 05:39:32 PM
you're a retard
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ME## on May 07, 2014, 10:20:55 PM
i'm a retard
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ncba93ivyase on May 07, 2014, 10:24:14 PM
you didn't need to tell me lmao
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Hiro on May 07, 2014, 11:32:43 PM
Quote from: ncba93ivyase on May 07, 2014, 10:24:14 PM
you didn't need to tell me lmao
nobody was talking to you, stupid idiot dummy
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Hiro on May 07, 2014, 11:56:46 PM
Quote from: Snowy on May 07, 2014, 11:47:52 PM
You're all retarded.
hurr wow you're so edgy snowy look at me i'm a fucking aspie
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Hiro on May 07, 2014, 11:59:29 PM
Quote from: Snowy on May 07, 2014, 11:58:30 PM
stop it you're triggering me.
trigger warnIGNI!!!!!!!!!!! OGMS TRIGEER TUBMRLOOR hiDIE FROM JNSOWY
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: Hiro on May 08, 2014, 12:00:11 AM
heh, i fuckin break ya teeth, faggot
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: 6M69I69B9 on May 08, 2014, 06:28:49 AM
ugh u guys are so LAME
Title: Re: has anybody else noticed the word retarded being thrown around a lot more?
Post by: ncba93ivyase on May 08, 2014, 06:40:01 AM
Quote from: y-i on May 07, 2014, 11:56:46 PM
Quote from: Snowy on May 07, 2014, 11:47:52 PM
You're all retarded.
hurr wow you're so edgy snowy look at me i'm a fucking aspie
lmao