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Old November 15th, 2005, 03:17 PM
Luvmypit Luvmypit is offline
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Wow CK

Sorry I offended you, honestly thought the proper term was disability not retard. I never used that word to describe a disabled person rather it has always been mentally disabled or physically disabled. My family is NO stranger to mental illness and the mentally disabled. Cerebal palsy, Autism to mention the two major ones. If someone called my family members retarded I would be offended. But as I see it It was not in any context referring to the mentally disabled.
But in any case I apoligize that you were offended.

Just for the record it means more then the mentally disabled: Consider what i said to be more in the terms of # 2


re·tard 2 (rtärd)
n. Offensive Slang
1. Used as a disparaging term for a mentally retarded person.
2. A person considered to be foolish or socially inept.
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