How do you feel about the word ret*d?

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I went to "special schools" in the 1960s and early 1970s. Never heard of the term "spastic school."

They were called "schools for the emotionally disturbed" or something similar.

Let's just say, I've grown accustomed to being labled as one.

To answer the question: indifferent.

when i am calumnied in that way, it's just noise from noisy people, when i hear 'em call me that. said noisy peoples prolly don't even know how to wipe themselves properly.

Some people like to throw it out like it's their only possible answer but it is hurtful in the end.

I view it as offensive.

Ironically during my middle school years, a specialist who worked with me used
this word as a means of getting me to interact with other students.

The ones labelling people as ret*ds are usually the most ret*d ones.

A disgusting word used to describe someone who is viewed as having low intelligence. It's the sort of word that reflects the ugly climate of presumed IQ, which biologist Stephen Gould refers to as the mass marketing of innate IQ. Gould does a good job at rejecting the claims of supposed IQ on sociobiological grounds.

IQ is one of the clubs that ableists beat the rest of us over the head with.

Its like the "N" word which is often heard in movies & rap songs all the time, whether or not its offensive depends on who says it & the context of how its said.

Shouting "ret*d" to someone who cuts you up on a highway is meant to be offensive.

"Mental Retardation" is not offensive, its a medical word & everyone understands what that means, unlike "Intellectual Disability" or especially "Learning Disorder", which is not always an accurate description of that persons needs and leads to confusion among others.

I agree with Auntblabby have been hit over the head about having dd with a IQ of 70+.