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"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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Friday, January 16, 2009
Tards Away
Today's Keeping it Real
From XM Comedy last night ...
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This PC stuff is killing me. I was censored on Leno. They told me I couldn't use one of my routines because I used "Retard." I asked why? Because it's an offensive word, they answered. Offensive to whom? [Ralphie Mays]
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*Smacks head* The accepted alternative, according to the Donna Shalalas of the word, is "Mentally challenged." Egad.
No! No! No! You can't call them liberals anymore, that's offensive to them. Now you have to call them "progressive" (make sure you include the quotation marks otherwise people might get the idea that they are in favor of progress). GrinfilledCelt
They started calling them retarded because that was consider nicer and more humane than calling them idiots. And now we come full circle. In a few years time it will become offensive to use the term "Mentally Challenged" and then the word 'Challenge' will disappear from our language as retard has largely done.
re·tard 1 (r-tärd) v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards v.tr. To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede. v.intr. To be delayed. n. 1. A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay. 2. Music A slackening of tempo.
Could have used the other accepted term for retarded: LIBERALS
ReplyDeleteOffensive to whom?
ReplyDeleteDemocrats. The party of the retarded.
That's so gay.
ReplyDeleteWhaat?
—DougM
No! No! No! You can't call them liberals anymore, that's offensive to them. Now you have to call them "progressive" (make sure you include the quotation marks otherwise people might get the idea that they are in favor of progress).
ReplyDeleteGrinfilledCelt
Maybe if we started referring to them as "bullet stops" they'd get a clue?
ReplyDeleteThey started calling them retarded because that was consider nicer and more humane than calling them idiots. And now we come full circle. In a few years time it will become offensive to use the term "Mentally Challenged" and then the word 'Challenge' will disappear from our language as retard has largely done.
ReplyDeletere·tard 1 (r-tärd)
v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards
v.tr.
To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.
v.intr.
To be delayed.
n.
1. A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay.
2. Music A slackening of tempo.
Bastardization of our language.
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