tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post7267691834766127436..comments2023-10-25T04:52:30.180-06:00Comments on Cicada Song: Retarded.Cicadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14992280321382438701noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-12305514080921491282008-06-05T00:07:00.000-06:002008-06-05T00:07:00.000-06:00i have totally done that, and it was so awkward. i...i have totally done that, and it was so awkward. i'm not even going to say what word i used. suffice it to say it is a word i NEVER use. i don't think i have used it before or since, and because i was so on edge about the situation, i said it in the worst possible situation. why can't our brains work to our advantage in those moments. ugh!!!kellyroxannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847464362731575519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-58231041957996723582008-06-04T10:23:00.000-06:002008-06-04T10:23:00.000-06:00I was trying not to say retarded, or to call peopl...I was trying not to say retarded, or to call people retards, but then I heard this pearl of wisdom from Michael Scott:<BR/><BR/>"You don't call retarded people retards. You call your friends retards when they're acting retarded." <BR/><BR/>So I think that makes it all okay, and I'm back to saying retarded whenever I want, knowing that I'm still being culturally sensitive.daltongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307904950109679631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-67647201324639807952008-05-29T14:43:00.000-06:002008-05-29T14:43:00.000-06:00darren brown? something like that? famous mess-wit...darren brown? something like that? famous mess-with-peoples-heads-for-money-on-tv guy did a piece on negative suggestion that went a lot like this. In the end, the girl killed the kitten. It was crazy.girl with freckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065195905624078232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-82577194153168531172008-05-29T11:31:00.000-06:002008-05-29T11:31:00.000-06:00Holy cow. I love it. Freaking hilarious!Holy cow. I love it. Freaking hilarious!N.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15769369890212116831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-38666393351272306482008-05-28T19:43:00.000-06:002008-05-28T19:43:00.000-06:00So, my little story about calling something retard...So, my little story about calling something retarded. I think it was a dinner party or something, lots of people over. <BR/><BR/>I say something's retarded, and one of the girls at the party gasps and says "Ooo, you're going to have a retarded kid!"<BR/><BR/>Later on, a neighbor stops by (american-born, chinese parents). After she leaves, the girl says "Wow, she's kind of.." and pulls at the corners of her eyes.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I gasp and tell her that she's going to have a Chinese kid. :)Tom Finniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359351403251561655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-24421266318636317252008-05-27T21:45:00.000-06:002008-05-27T21:45:00.000-06:00ACK! Even while I was reading that I was thinking,...ACK! Even while I was reading that I was thinking, "Don't say retarded. Don't say retarded!"<BR/><BR/>Figures... Awwwwkwwaaaard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-55537363675051842492008-05-27T19:45:00.000-06:002008-05-27T19:45:00.000-06:00I sometimes catch myself saying this from time to ...I sometimes catch myself saying this from time to time... but thankfully I find that it hasn't "caught" on with younger generations, or maybe they are more aware of its other connotations. <BR/><BR/>However, I think it's been replaced by "That's gay." or "you're gay" which is no less offensive to some ears. I wonder how these phrases catch on...Shop Girl*https://www.blogger.com/profile/07738681406180590822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-70203408059391998302008-05-27T19:14:00.000-06:002008-05-27T19:14:00.000-06:00Sarah and I were just talking about this word toda...Sarah and I were just talking about this word today. She has a nursing friend who calls her own down syndrome kid her "retarded daughter." I was kind of offended and I don't even know them...Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931656703800469915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-87917143899690459172008-05-27T16:37:00.000-06:002008-05-27T16:37:00.000-06:00Ha! You totally just made my day. Retard.Ha! You totally just made my day. Retard.Petit Elefanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256949158634383107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-840695356137760512008-05-27T16:17:00.000-06:002008-05-27T16:17:00.000-06:00I hate that! There's an older gentleman in the cla...I hate that! There's an older gentleman in the class I'm teaching right now who is from England. He's also a bit belligerent. We were talking about nationalities and I read a sentence about a lady who was "inglesa". In my mind I'm thinking "Remember, British and English are not the same thing". So of course, I totally said, "she's English, or British". And the guy in the back gets all pissy with me about how they're not the same thing. Open mouth, insert foot.FoxyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950095008611661757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10937001.post-91998773648425280042008-05-27T15:30:00.000-06:002008-05-27T15:30:00.000-06:00Well I can say that I never hear you use that word...Well I can say that I never hear you use that word in a derogatory way, so it seems you have been successful at weeding out.MTDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520854914442081858noreply@blogger.com