Actually it is a real word used to describe a specific IQ range isn't it? -----Original Message----- From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 2:41 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Here Comes The History
Sam. There is no legitimate use for the word retard. I am done here. Dana On 8/14/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are you playing with me or do you really not get it? > > The word retard was used so often in a derogatory way that it became > offensive even when used legitimately. > > I'm not saying black man is a derogatory term, but if you use it in > that context often enough it will be viewed as such. > > Try this, if you replace a taboo word with a substitute word and use > it to mean the same thing, eventual the substitute word will also be > taboo. > > > On 8/14/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > when you say "acting like" sure. Then you have the implication that > > black men act in some specific way and also there is something wrong > > with that. But "nigger" does not have the same meaning as "black man," > > sorry. It's the implication that it does that is racist. > > > > And Sam, if the shoe fits.... > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get involved in the latest ColdFusion discussions, product development sharing, and articles on the Adobe Labs wiki. http://labs/adobe.com/wiki/index.php/ColdFusion_8 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240330 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
