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Originally Posted by boberot
People who constantly use "retard" or "retarded." I know it's a reflex, and people don't mean anything by it.
But, as somebody who works at an agency serving people with developmental/cognitive disabilities, I know how often they come across it out in public or through various non-mainstream media interactions -- and I know how much of a slap in the face it is to them.
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This times 1 million. I used to be super-guilty of this. I've had my perspective changed.