Sam

No, aestar, 'retard' is not a 'dis'. It's a medical label. When you use it as a 'dis', you are indeed disrespecting people who are retarded.

"Retarded" means slowed in development, or hindered. It's not an insult when used in a medical context. Many people who are mentally disabled are also retarded.

The problem that I find with the word "retard" is that actual retards can't protest against it. I've had gay people tell me that calling something 'gay' isn't offensive, and ...

Aaagh, Hairspray and the Producers? You must know the way into the Broadway part of my heart. We must talk, homeslice. 8/10 for the lovelies. 1. She's a Rejector - ...

My mom is a shrink. I have severe clinical depression. If it was "all in my head", why do I need two prescriptions to be able to get through the ...

Everything is Illuminated , by Johnathan Safran Foer The Satanic Verses , by Salman Rushdie The Brothers Karamazov , by Fyodor Dostoevsky I've pretty much got all my bases covered, ...

I've been here since 2004, and it doesn't feel all that different to me. XD Just a lot bigger.

Define "national interest". Our current administration is interested in a lot of things--terrorism, nuclear proliferation, human rights abuses, trade, etc. All told, unless something awful happens in

Given the limitations of international peace-keeping forces such as the UN and NATO, what should America's role be when it comes to foreign conflict? (Especially in light of recent developments ...

RE: Juno If I was to exhibit every sexual tendency I'd ever read or seen portrayed glamorously in a book or movie, I'd be a sneaky cheating child-molesting drug-dealing Oedipal-complex-afflicted ...

Hey, guys! I know this is going to be somewhat old-hat, but it's important to review internet safety guidelines and tips. You're ultimately the one responsible for how safe you ...

I don't know why it would be considered so offensive--as Cade said before, isn't politics all about slinging mud? Mrs. Obama sports a Kalashnikov, which is the gun of choice ...

Ooh, it was a good one--seventeen pages long, in painfully huge handwriting. "The Easter Bunny Goes to Washington D.C." Total plot spoiler right there. (He visits every memorial except for ...

I don't think I've ever met a deaf person--I've known people who can't talk, but they could hear. I think that's the main thing that's hindering deaf rights: people don't ...

There's a thread for this in the debate forum. ^_^ This forum is used to post news articles; not to discuss them.