Dude, sigh I don’t even know how I feel about that. Some people recognize Jews as an ethnicity as well as a nationality (Israelites) and a religion.
I used to refer to myself as part Jewish, but some of my friends would chastise me, but they had some good points.
So instead I’ve opted to say that I have Jewish ancestors, my great great grandmother was a German Jew and I have only heard it mentioned several times after I pressed the issue a little.
Some people think you’re a Jew if your mother was a Jew, period. If other people want to buy into, that’s fine, but it just seems odder to me the more I look at it.
The first time I heard retard in any other sense than to label someone mentally retarded was in my 7th grade music class. The teacher (He was a douchebag, probably because his name was Merrian and his wife’s name was Merriam he also looked like an owl) basically exclaimed to retard in music is just the opposite of a crescendo.
Well everything is subjective regarding scenarios such as these, because “some people” can be affronted by many things. I remember an elderly woman being offended when I can’t her “Ma’am” as I was helping her with something. You can’t really win with everyone all the time.
I do this to my asian wife all the time, she hates it…She also grosses out when i act like Forrest Gump when about to bust a nut…"Im cumming im cumming derp derp derp…
Callling people Corky was also popular during my high school days…
Ill make sure I keep that in mind next time I tell my friend that his engine is retarded (slow), I might offend him and his car, or worse his 2 distant cousin who is “mentally handicapped”.
To be honest, I understand that with time words change. But the way these words are evolving, and how they are being labeled as seriously offensive words when they are weak sauce insults is fucking pathetic. Saying “that shit is gay” is offensive to you? Fuck you.
You want to know what’s really offensive when trying to call somebody dumb? Inept, its the non vulgar words which truly are the damaging words.
Differently abled
Developmentally delayed
Whatever other terms they pull out of their ass…
It’s really from parents who are in denial their child is permanently retarded or deficient in some way.
From scientist to scientist, mentally retarded is completely acceptable, but from teacher to parent, there is not fucking way you’ll drop those words, unless they’re chill as fok.
My fiance is a retard wrangler and she’s dealt with all sorts of parents, but it’s the ones who are in denial of their child’s deficiencies who are completely out of touch with the reality being thrown at them and choose to use such idiotically INCORRECT terminology.
I’m not allowed to say retard wrangler because it actually is offensive, probably, so I wouldn’t say it directly in front of parents/family of retarded kids, but… can’t help it…
These kids are not delayed, they’re permanent. Get over it and deal with life.
It should only matter if someone says those words in a hateful manner. Although some people still get offended… so it’s best to be polite or else someone might just pull out a gun and shoot your head off.
fuck being PC. rednecks are still rednecks, white trash is still white trash, a vagina is still a cunt/pussy, retarded people are still retarded, i still call my female mail deliverer a mailman, and a fat woman is still a fat woman, not rubenesque, not plump, not curvy.
Whatever happened to free speech? White knights need to go extinct
Free speech has its limits. Inflammatory speech is not protected speech. The law doesn’t grant you the liberty flap your jowls with absolutely no accountability or responsibility.
That you use the term “white knight” unironically is proof that you are a misogynistic asshole who should be shunned by all people let alone the fighting game community. Your “free speech” does nothing but reinforce the inequalities that sadly still persist in the modern world.
The problem I’m having is that “retard” is a word I commonly use to describe many people who are not clinically mentally…whatever-the-hell-you-want-to-call-it, and more and more often people (who I’m not calling retarded, mind you) are getting upset that I’m even using the word, saying that it’s offensive and what have you.
I dont get what the big deal is. Shredder called Rocksteady and Bebop cretins all the time on the TNMT '87 show, and you didn’t hear anyone complain.
you should move to Iran, you’d fit in nicely there. Free speech has no limits. Or it would be called Limited Speech. You may not like what’s said, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t get to be said.
Inflammatory speech as in speech that is designed to cause violence…
If I hopped up on a stage and encouraged a riot or killing that is pretty fucking illegal… right of assembly or freedom of speech wouldn’t really apply here
But if I was at some KKK parade(I’m black btw but don’t read too much into this part) and started saying things like “niggers, jews, and homosexuals” and tossing racial slurs like candy… legally I’m in the right… as long as I’m not encouraging violence…
There should not be limits on free speech. Inflammatory speech if anything should be protected – sticks and stones. Builds character.
Edited: I forgot to mention when I hear of a new neologism for something now used as ‘offensive’ slang (see: retard) I like to quickly up my game. I’ve taken to ‘differently abled’, it has a humorous flow (though i’ll never drop retard, unless of course it gets santorum’ed).
You’re quite right. Free speech does extend to inflammatory speech. That is, however, unless it incites violent action. How can you not see the problem with the constant cries of “rape him/her” and various other allusions to acts of sex violence as cheers during competition? It’s one thing to shout out something like “clobber him,” and another thing entirely to equate rape -a crime almost exclusively committed against one gender- to success.
Political Correctness = Spinelessness because you are afraid of pissing someone off. Shit’s only words, if they hurt/offend you that much, you are a pussy. That’s my opinion.