tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post8883253119196926499..comments2024-03-28T03:35:52.176-04:00Comments on Love That Max : You're not a retard, I'm not a libtard: Spread the Word to End the Word 2017Ellen Seidmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-45541801057625159422017-03-02T17:36:41.359-05:002017-03-02T17:36:41.359-05:00I hear all the time: it's a free country/free ...I hear all the time: it's a free country/free speech, I'm an adult, I can speak how I want, I don't mean it that way, and once was told to stop being the re***d police! Seriously?Gregory's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107239734929584615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-57587352719319214372017-03-02T17:34:39.289-05:002017-03-02T17:34:39.289-05:00Oh, and now you can add the f word to it and get a...Oh, and now you can add the f word to it and get a doubleheader of f***tard. People are absolutely cruel.Gregory's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107239734929584615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-52360506211234061422017-03-02T09:54:45.810-05:002017-03-02T09:54:45.810-05:00Exactly.Exactly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-28860070081117205322017-03-01T20:32:09.378-05:002017-03-01T20:32:09.378-05:00This word always bothered me even when I was a chi...This word always bothered me even when I was a child. It's frustrating to hear it from adults. I own a clinic and we work with special needs children. I've unfortunately heard it in my own waiting room. Good article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-6064037502395570932017-03-01T16:44:31.745-05:002017-03-01T16:44:31.745-05:00I correct this every single time I hear it. I'...I correct this every single time I hear it. I'm a high school teacher and it still happens in my classes, thought less these days. The worst is hearing it from adults - sometimes educators! - who should know better! <br />"Libtard" is a whole new wave. It angers me even more than the original, because it is used by trolls to bait those of us who are liberal-leaning and offended by the term "retard" into losing our shit (although for a good cause) and then they say "oh, that's not very kind/Liberal of you..." jenleishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247975941899565789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-62919039523411260082017-03-01T14:56:48.815-05:002017-03-01T14:56:48.815-05:00This is totally something I can get behind. There ...This is totally something I can get behind. There is a woman at our church who uses this word all the time, when talking to me... right to my face. I'm like, "Do you know what you're saying, and who you're saying it to?" I just don't get that people are still that ignorant... totally spreading this around today!<br /><br />Paige<br />http://thehappyflammily.comPaige Flammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611640192527041942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-67933478877964616152017-03-01T12:10:02.928-05:002017-03-01T12:10:02.928-05:00I am very passionate about ending the use of this ...I am very passionate about ending the use of this word. It hurts to your very core, I was 8 when I first heard it directed at me. Now 19 I still have to tell people not to use that word and educate them on why it is so harmful even when the context has nothing to do with disabilities. It's almost 11 years since I became aware of this word and I hope that in another 11 my advocacy work surrounding the word will be complete. Kathrynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-401303964563152307.post-53206448254413667352017-03-01T11:11:18.301-05:002017-03-01T11:11:18.301-05:00I'm amazing that people (like good friend peop...I'm amazing that people (like good friend people) still say that word in front of me - a parent of a child with ID. It's still out there, but I hear it less every day. The end is coming. And I can't wait. MommydoCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392623270347550414noreply@blogger.com