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Originally Posted by jwb
Retard and midget were both acceptable and non deragatory terms for conditions
Both became iffy mainly cause us the condition itself that is unseemly not the terms themselves
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To go back to calling someone blind being okay but retard being iffy I think it's because blind people are just sort of normal people who can't see but the mentally challenged are thought of sort of like dogs: lovably child like and perceived to be happy and friendly and it makes us feel good to treat them nicely. It's why I can kick a blind person but I can't kick a retard or a puppy.