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Saying ‘Retarded’ Is Totally Gay

Posted by Kevin Farrell on Apr 9, 2011 in The Cunning Linguist | 9 comments

A quick PSA from our pal Stephen Colbert. Thoughts?

http://profiles.google.com/yarrbunny nikki prindle

pffffft i love steven colbert…
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000451850693 Ashley Valencia

I think Stephen Colbert is freaking hilarious, that’s what I think.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y2R4SEN2VSBR45XAUZWWA3SPJI Gurrty

Hilarious! I love Stephen Colbert! Also, I don’t know anyone who uses retard to describe a person with intellectual diffabilities, they use it to describe peope who have the ability and don’t use it, lol!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=9401320 Amanda Lynn Reynolds

Ice burn, Tim Shriver, Ice burn! That was sweet.
http://www.facebook.com/chillmastafunkadelic Emily Jennings

I <3 Colbert!
http://www.facebook.com/camden.breeding Camden Breeding

Fantastic interview about a frequently overlooked population. Don’t use the R-word!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000101361713 Thomas Rigg

Hopefully people will understand that arguing the semantics of how they intend words like “retarded” and “gay” doesn’t matter. Using them in any derogatory way in unacceptable. Arguing that these words can be synonymous with “dumb” or “stupid” isn’t valid. We need to hold our communities and media accountable for the use of words like these in the nonchalant way they often do.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Gloria-Hole/100001774261313 Gloria Hole

I kind of see a difference between the two words as there is no such thing as the “retarded community”? And nobody would really come out as “retarded”? It’s a grey field for me, and it’s NOT the same as saying “That’s totally gay.” because the people described/insulted by that word would never use it themselves.
Joe E Dangerously

That’s gay. And retarded.

(Look it up. It’s from a great episode of Clerks: The Animated Series. If you’ve not seen it, you fail. Big.)

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