Shhh...Don't say "Retard"

The new bad word

Published on October 26, 2004 By iamheather In Politics

Call me crazy, but when did it become okay to say cuss words on tv but not "retard?" I was watching a show a few hours ago on MTV when one of the characters said, "He acts like such a bleep!" The bleep wasn't a cuss word or degrading term for a woman or an illegitamate child. The bleeped word was "retard."

Does this strike anyone else as a little ironic? What a sad state of affairs when anyone can say b*tch, b*stard, g*damn, etc. but do not ever say the "r" word.

I think that is retarded.

Comments (Page 1)

Deference

on Oct 26, 2004

We can further liberalize our speech laws on coarse language, but other words that have been picked out as offensive are the new taboo by some heavenly group mandating what is proper and what is not in society.

Don't worry, though....

I just spit on them. Then I called them any word they deemed offensive from a list they handed out.

Sugar High Elf

on Oct 26, 2004

Maybe because we can help it if we're being b**ches or b*stards, but you can't help it if you're mentally handicapped. I also find it funny that when someone says GD on camera, it's the God they bleep and not the d*mn, which you yourself censored.

Deference

on Oct 26, 2004

Which me myself censored?

philomedy

on Oct 26, 2004

Isn't retarded a medical term? I always thought it was. Political correctness is going to keep going further and further, until eventually even words like "ferret" and "tongue" will be totally unacceptable.

iamheather

on Oct 26, 2004

Maybe because we can help it if we're being b**ches or b*stards, but you can't help it if you're mentally handicapped

If one is truly retarded, that person probably has more important and bigger things to fret about than someone on tv using a slang phrase. Of course that is assuming that person even watches and understands such tv shows.

As someone who cannot help being Italian, I am not offended by slang words for other Italians or even stereotypical mafioso portrayals of Italians. I am able to see the humor and enjoy a chuckle at such things because I do not define who I am by any specific label or ethnicity.

Sugar High Elf

on Oct 26, 2004

Which me myself censored?

why g*damn instead of Godd*mn? Just noticing, didn't mean anything by it.

d3adz0mbie

on Oct 26, 2004

I was watching Real World (why the hell do we watch that show?) with iamheather and the bleep was pretty retarded. The person saying retarded was acting retarded, whining about this and that, doing the regular Real World drama.
This is from the same network that smears conservative thinkers as limiting the rights of others. I guess it's do what we say, not as we bleep. What a bunch of retards.

d3adz0mbie

on Oct 26, 2004

Ok, double post:

As someone who cannot help being Italian, I am not offended by slang words for other Italians or even stereotypical mafioso portrayals of Italians. I am able to see the humor and enjoy a chuckle at such things because I do not define who I am by and specific label or ethnicity.

Ok, I call shennanigans. Iamheather goes NUTS whenever a mob movie comes on, starts yelling 'THATS RIGHT, DONT MESS WITH US ITALIANS!" Not defined by her ethinicity my @$$.

(love ya!)

Deference

on Oct 26, 2004

Cool, Sugar High !

iamheather

on Oct 27, 2004

I also find it funny that when someone says GD on camera, it's the God they bleep and not the d*mn, which you yourself censored.

Didn't notice that myself. Interesting observation. I guess I was following the tv censor rules. Now I am retarded.

Sugar High Elf

on Oct 27, 2004

I've even heard the Holy bleeped out of Holy $h*t. Gotta love TV

on Oct 27, 2004

Gonna love those censorship. I remember reading about woman in breast cancer association complaining that "breast cancer" was not allowed but they decided to use "boob cancer" chat room and it was accepted.

That was years ago , and in aol. I have long since quit that sucky service.

trina_p

on Nov 11, 2004

Did you know that the Black Eyed Peas song had to be changed from Let's get Retarted to Let's get it Started.

on Nov 11, 2004

Know what's really funny? I know deaf people that find "hearing impaired" a insult term not deaf.

I don't really care either way and prefers deaf just because it's shorter.

iamheather

on Nov 11, 2004

How retarded are we gonna get with this shit...er...poo...er....pre-owned food?

rofl...hear hear! You always keep me laughing little whip!

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