25 Aug 2010, 2:13 pm
lotusblossom wrote:
MONIQUEIJ wrote:
:roll: a lot of people have, m.r and that could of really hurt them.
it could even be some on this site.
they shouldn't feel
of it.
it could even be some on this site.
they shouldn't feel
of it.Do they still call it that in the US?
In the UK they say learning difficulties, if you said a person had mental retardation in the UK you would be viewed as quite prejudiced I think (like calling someone with downs syndrome a mongol). Its interesting how different countries have different PC rules.
i guess it depends if you had your diagnoses before they change the name, then you might still refer to it as; m.r
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25 Aug 2010, 2:31 pm
25 Aug 2010, 2:54 pm
"A random brainless girl who happens to be on telly, so we of course all have to care about her, said some s**t"
Now... If this person had called someone else a ret*d, we would have a problem, and though I don't really approve of the slangy use of it, fact is it's not a big deal if she's just joking about herself. So, yeah, couldn't care less.
lotusblossom wrote:
In the UK they say learning difficulties, if you said a person had mental retardation in the UK you would be viewed as quite prejudiced I think (like calling someone with downs syndrome a mongol). Its interesting how different countries have different PC rules.
The UK is the king of political correctness, though. In my school, they don't even say ASD anymore, they say ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition), which made me laugh the first time I saw it. We're far too obsessed with not offending anyone and putting everything in bubble wrap.
TBH, it's so patronising I find it more offensive than being called a ret*d anyway
25 Aug 2010, 3:20 pm
Asp-Z wrote:
"A random brainless girl who happens to be on telly, so we of course all have to care about her, said some s**t"
Now... If this person had called someone else a ret*d, we would have a problem, and though I don't really approve of the slangy use of it, fact is it's not a big deal if she's just joking about herself. So, yeah, couldn't care less.
The UK is the king of political correctness, though. In my school, they don't even say ASD anymore, they say ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition), which made me laugh the first time I saw it. We're far too obsessed with not offending anyone and putting everything in bubble wrap.
TBH, it's so patronising I find it more offensive than being called a ret*d anyway
Now... If this person had called someone else a ret*d, we would have a problem, and though I don't really approve of the slangy use of it, fact is it's not a big deal if she's just joking about herself. So, yeah, couldn't care less.
lotusblossom wrote:
In the UK they say learning difficulties, if you said a person had mental retardation in the UK you would be viewed as quite prejudiced I think (like calling someone with downs syndrome a mongol). Its interesting how different countries have different PC rules.
The UK is the king of political correctness, though. In my school, they don't even say ASD anymore, they say ASC (Autism Spectrum Condition), which made me laugh the first time I saw it. We're far too obsessed with not offending anyone and putting everything in bubble wrap.
TBH, it's so patronising I find it more offensive than being called a ret*d anyway
Im supprised by that as I thought PC stuff came from the US.
I dont like the changeing to ASC, makes it more confusing, people only just know what you mean if you say ASD, its like moving the goal posts
Im not sure about PC stuff, I dont like calling things funny new names but I would rather that than things return to the 'Jim Davidson' days.
25 Aug 2010, 3:22 pm
lotusblossom wrote:
Im supprised by that as I thought PC stuff came from the US.
I dont like the changeing to ASC, makes it more confusing, people only just know what you mean if you say ASD, its like moving the goal posts
Im not sure about PC stuff, I dont like calling things funny new names but I would rather that than things return to the 'Jim Davidson' days.
I dont like the changeing to ASC, makes it more confusing, people only just know what you mean if you say ASD, its like moving the goal posts
Im not sure about PC stuff, I dont like calling things funny new names but I would rather that than things return to the 'Jim Davidson' days.
If that's true, we've adopted it damn well. We can't even call our police a police force anymore, they're now a "police service"
25 Aug 2010, 4:01 pm
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27 Aug 2010, 8:39 am
On a news page where I saw an article on this, I scrolled down to read the comments.
Look what I found:
Who's more of a ret*d?
27 Aug 2010, 9:07 am
