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Old 02-18-2003, 06:59 PM  
NetRodent
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Originally posted by eroswebmaster


No shit sherlock...now see if you can actually solved the riddle posed in that statement.
Seems like you're missing the point Einstein... There's no riddle.

There is nothing wrong with describing a picture of a retarded kid as a "picture of a retarded kid". That is what the words mean. Retarded isn't an insult (although some people use it that way). Why shouldn't someone who has a retarded child use the word 'retarded'? Why does the use of that word make you doubt DearAbby has a retarded child? Do you doubt that a black person who uses the word "******" isn't really black?

I may be incorrect here, but I don't think DearAbby was objecting to the use of the word "retarded". I think he was only objecting to the incorrect use of it as a insult towards a stupid person.
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