If I was a woman and found out I was having a down syndrome baby, I wouldn't abort.
And I don't have this warm, supportive, x-tian environment that you speak of to fall back on.
My Aunty had that environment until she got dementia.
Guess how many of those warm x-tians ever visit her? None.
Because that warm, supportive, x-tian environment is all an act that people do, just like any social environment.

Oh, but they are supporting her. Comfortably far away performing an act of prayer that is utterly useless.

(May 22, 2016 at 10:58 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote:

(May 22, 2016 at 3:08 pm)Losty Wrote: Why are you referring to anyone as retard? What is wrong with you?

Why not?

I didn't say one never should, but I was inquiring as to the reason. I see no reason to use an offensive term to insult an entire group of people who she doesn't know. That's why I asked why.

"Mongoloids", eh? Bet that made you feel all big and strong to say. I won't say you should've been aborted, but your mother most definitely should've swallowed.

Good day.

(May 22, 2016 at 11:29 pm)Iroscato Wrote: "Mongoloids", eh? Bet that made you feel all big and strong to say. I won't say you should've been aborted, but your mother most definitely should've swallowed.

Good day.

Clearly the best part of her ran down her momma's leg.

(May 22, 2016 at 11:22 pm)Losty Wrote:

(May 22, 2016 at 10:58 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Why not?

I didn't say one never should, but I was inquiring as to the reason. I see no reason to use an offensive term to insult an entire group of people who she doesn't know. That's why I asked why.

A retard means a mentally handicapped person, which is what the OP was talking about. It's only offensive when it's intentionally addressed to people who are not mentally handicaped, not the other way around. Just because PC culture has you covering your mouth and trembling in fear at every uttered word doesn't mean everyone has to censor themselves as well.

Maybe she should ask all those retards about their quality of life first.
I nearly forgot, fairy tales before people...

Now she is a rotting meatbag worthy of the title...

(May 22, 2016 at 11:50 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote:

(May 22, 2016 at 11:22 pm)Losty Wrote: I didn't say one never should, but I was inquiring as to the reason. I see no reason to use an offensive term to insult an entire group of people who she doesn't know. That's why I asked why.

A retard means a mentally handicapped person, which is what the OP was talking about. It's only offensive when it's intentionally addressed to people who are not mentally handicaped, not the other way around. Just because PC culture has you covering your mouth and trembling in fear at every uttered word doesn't mean everyone has to censor themselves as well.

No. You are incorrect. Retard as a verb is one thing. While saying "mentally retarded" isn't very PC it is, in general, not a derogatory term. When you call someone "a retard" as a noun it is an insult and is defined as such in most dictionaries. It is only used as an insult or a means to incite negative emotions/drama and/or by someone extremely ignorant and/or old who has been living under a rock for about 20-30 years.

I see you have become no less of an awkward, adversarial bastard during my exile, EP

(May 22, 2016 at 11:57 pm)Losty Wrote:

(May 22, 2016 at 11:50 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: A retard means a mentally handicapped person, which is what the OP was talking about. It's only offensive when it's intentionally addressed to people who are not mentally handicaped, not the other way around. Just because PC culture has you covering your mouth and trembling in fear at every uttered word doesn't mean everyone has to censor themselves as well.

No. You are incorrect. Retard as a verb is one thing. While saying "mentally retarded" isn't very PC it is, in general, not a derogatory term. When you call someone "a retard" as a noun it is an insult and is defined as such in most dictionaries. It is only used as in insult or a means to incite negative emotions/drama and/or by someone extremely ignorant and/or old who has been living under a rock for about 20-30 years.

Why do I even bother responding. I'm about to facedesk. Give me a second.

I'm not going to engage someone who is being deliberately dishonest and manipulative in order to win a point. I'd have to write a block of text to explain everything that you missed in my post, like I did in the past, but I learned my lesson.