tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908315.post6300762033207208770..comments2023-05-24T08:57:07.257-07:00Comments on Glimpses of Grace: i have something to saybreannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00000677900186433619noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908315.post-65396650280046797212010-04-03T07:41:15.583-07:002010-04-03T07:41:15.583-07:00i think that's the problem with the word. peop...i think that's the problem with the word. people who understand psychology, physiology, brain development, etc. (and i would challenge NO ONE DOES), are more comfortable using proper terms, but i don't think it's horrific to call someone "retarded" if you only mean that they are delayed within their environment.<br /><a href="http://www.bpojobsathome.com" rel="nofollow"> home jobs india </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908315.post-89046730225762919062009-04-27T16:00:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:00:00.000-07:00The most important part of the lession here is we ...The most important part of the lession here is we are all God's creations and flawed in some way by being human! The love, care, and concern of fellow beings should be our purpose in community. Why must we put others down to make us feel so much better about ourselves?!? But for the grace of God go you or I! I'm thankful for one and all. We are all here in whatever capacity for a reason. There is purpose in all life!GiGi~JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059331759732512237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908315.post-69393240053572154322009-03-27T17:36:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:36:00.000-07:00i guess that what i mean is that i personally don'...i guess that what i mean is that i personally don't think it's horrific to say that someone is retarded who has a form of mental retardation. i'm not saying it would be okay to say "i'm babysitting a retard today," of course that would be a problem.<BR/><BR/>but calling someone retarded or saying "you're a retard" or whatever, is clearly a problem....<BR/><BR/>that being said, we misuse words all the time as english speaking people. i remember when we had the debate soooo long ago on one of my blogs about the use of the word "gay." it went from meaning happy, to meaning homosexual, to meaning homosexual male, and now, it's commonly used to mean stupid. <BR/><BR/>i think people use the word retarded in the same way. and i don't find it offensive when referring to something, like your example of a sweater. is it couth or kind? probably not, but neither is a ton of what we say without any thought at all. <BR/><BR/>i found out yesterday that dumbells are called that because the (without telling the LONG word origin story) word "dumb," used to mean mute or silent. so should we call them mutebells?<BR/><BR/>i know that's extreme, but i'm just debating my side, which is the stance that we may not always use words appropriately, but the intent isn't always malicious and certainly not always ignorant.rebecca mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668766843945635220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908315.post-26611758453178031992009-03-27T17:22:00.000-07:002009-03-27T17:22:00.000-07:00RM, totally appreciate your comments. and i don't ...RM, totally appreciate your comments. and i don't disagree with you about the use of the word "retarded" in the context of it's actual definition. what i hate about the word is the intention behind it 99% of the time it's used. we're not so far removed from when using the word retarded was accompanied by that thing where you hit the side of your hand on your chest and make grunting sounds. the intention isn't to say "this sweater is so delayed in it's environment." the intention is to make the correlation between the sweater and a stereotypical retarded person. i would argue that the majority of people couldn't tell you the actual meaning of retarded. most of the time it's used, it's absolutely derrogatory (or however you spell that) and demeaning to person's who HAVE mental retardation. which is a whole other issue for me, saying a person IS mentally retarded vs. the person HAS mental retardation. but i'll leave that for now.breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000677900186433619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908315.post-81265159905171390162009-03-27T14:40:00.000-07:002009-03-27T14:40:00.000-07:00there is a man like jacob in my neighborhood. he ...there is a man like jacob in my neighborhood. he sweeps. all. day. every. day. he sweeps only the very front of his driveway, back and forth. all. day. you can just tell he is so proud of his job. whether he assigned it to himself, or someone gave him a task one day and he adopted it, i don't know, but it's very touching and we all look forward to waving to him as he sweeps.<BR/><BR/>also, i know you hate the word retarded, but i don't think it's horrific. if i call you a retard for not getting a joke, it's a misuse of a word that means, essentially, delay. he may not be retarded in his world, but he is retarded in the environment in which he was born.<BR/><BR/>i think that's the problem with the word. people who understand psychology, physiology, brain development, etc. (and i would challenge NO ONE DOES), are more comfortable using proper terms, but i don't think it's horrific to call someone "retarded" if you only mean that they are delayed within their environment.rebecca mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00668766843945635220noreply@blogger.com