Plausible destinations for our vets?

Unfortunately a lot of assholes still use the latter.

 

Maybe we should bring back the word "retarded" and outlaw the word "asshole"?

Language policing is rather arbitrary isn't it.

 

No. This post shows everyone what camp you fall in.

 

As a teacher and advocate for functional life skills students, I really hope these choice words stop. It is not funny or cute. Let’s talk about Blazers. No policing needed, just common decency towards human beings. Thank you.

 

Grant for Tyler Herro straight up. Then trade Sharpe/Thybulle/RW3 for Markkenen.

Scoot
Herro
Deni
Markkenen
Clingan

Then sign Steve Blake and replace Scoot with him. Or play Herro at PG and trade Scoot.

 

Maybe if you stopped being the latter you wouldn't hear it so much.

 

NOW I remember why I had you on ignore. Back you go!

 

What "camp" someone falls in is none of your concern, especially for someone with mod powers. The poster was not engaged in political banter. But you seem to be and are looking to push an agenda. Words have meanings. 150 years ago when certain people were called retarded, it was because the word most aptly described their condition. It's only been seen as a slur because the word became part of the public lexicon. You can make up any descriptive word or words you want to describe this set of people, but in 50 years that too will be deemed offensive and another mod will be trying to change language. Try being as tolerant of other people and other views as you want them to be to conform to your world view. And though my experience with this set of people might be different from yours and others, I grew up around Fairview Mental Institution as it was known then. Why, because the words aptly described the place. My Grandmother worked at Snell Hall on the top of the hill for 35 years. Here I am almost 60 and can tell you the name of the building where she worked. I know what that place was all about. But then that would be getting into politics and I would have to bring up the Kennedy's, Special Olympics and guilt. Let people be, nobody crossed a line. Damn.

 

I'd rather be the latter than the former.

 

Me saying what camp he fell into wasn't talking politics. I'll leave it at that as I don't want to OT the main board.

But, no. You are dead wrong. That word still has enormous negative connotations and should not be used. Be better.

 

Thank you. Mental Retardation was the official medical diagnosis not too long ago. I"m old enough to have seen a string of new replacement words get pushed, and then pulled back as being offenses, only to be replaced by another word. Handicap-->disabled-->challenged-->differently abled--->divergent.

People get off on playing these word games so they can wag their finger at others with cheap virtue.

 

Spoken like someone that doesn't see the affect these words have on folks, nor cares.

 

It's a never ending game and those who push it will constantly change their mind. And we're supposed to keep hopping around from one foot to the other in abject obedience to their decrees. That may be your religion, but it's not mine.

 

It isn't hard to be a better person. Especially when it has such a negative connotation with our most vulnerable. Do better.

 

FO. There is nothing wrong with the word insanity, which started this. Then others chimed in with words like retarded and asshole. I used the word "kinks" in another thread. You have a problem with that? It might be too descriptive for you. And do not tell a grown man or woman to be better. Condescending, aren't you? I wasn't even a part of the diatribe but saw you acting out and called you on it. Really, using the word insanity is offensive now? Please share your word or words to be used in the future to replace such an offending word? Can we get the new thesaurus to navigate this board peacefully. Being a war veteran, can you get people to stop using the phrase "going to war?" It is used often here but is offensive and triggering to me. You are wrong. Move along. Leave the main board as it is. Words like insanity, retarded and asshole have meanings. They can also be used as slurs, such as you did using the word asshole. Know the difference between a slur and proper usage of a word and life will be much simpler. That is all.

 

We have different ideas of what being a good person is. Lefties think empty virtue signalling and adhering to the edicts of certain ideologues make them virtuous. I think it makes you weak and pathetic.

We're not even talking about being mean to people, under your ideology it's wrong to even say something like "Flame retardant".

 

Ohhh, you worked some Jack Nicholson in there!

 

Ah, did you read it in Jack's voice?

 

Or I can just continue to call out people for using that word since I see the damage it can cause.

 

I think many on this board would take you calling them weak and pathetic as a compliment.