Calling a blatant non foul in basketball would be an example of a ridiculous call. The call at the end the Packers/Seahawks game a couple years ago where one ref said touchdown and the other said interception is an example of a retarded call.

The families have their own perspective too and one that is often worthy of being shared. I do agree though that they don’t necessarily have to speak for their loved ones.

Reading that drivel made me retarded.

That’s rough. I got to know several kids like that through the different programs my uncle was in (he has downs). So many people look at someone with a condition like your brother had and all they see is the disability. They can’t recognize that he or she is still a person with their own unique personality, even if it…

The guy is speaking to his experience as a close family member of someone who is disabled, and even if I completely disagree with him on numerous points, I can still respect his point of view.

All the time actually. If you think rape is never funny, imagine Porky Pig raping Elmer Fudd. Only the most hardcore Gawker Social Justice Warrior could keep from at least cracking a grin at that.

He's a twat who doesn't care for language rules, she's a fucking moron with nothing to lose. They fight crime.

That's what gets to me almost as much as assholes who mock the disabled, people who want to treat them like they're made of glass and so fragile that you can't interact with them like you would any other friend or family member.

That's awesome that they had that. My town had a place where they could do woodwork and make some money for themselves. The business helped sponsor a bunch of programs throughout the year like dances, day camps, and the Special Olympics.

What I find hilarious is that it’s often people who have no connection to the disabled community or only the most distant of relations that get the most upset about someone saying something’s “retarded.”

I’m saying that the author doesn’t speak for everyone in the both the disabled community and their families.

Why shame them when they meant nothing by it?

Beacon? They call each other a shining light?

Absolutely, because those two scenarios are completely equivalent with no cultural, social, or linguistic differences whatsoever. You fucking moron.

My uncle has downs and he moved in with my family in 1996 after my grandmother died. He’s high functioning, but he can’t live on his own. Back in about 2003 or 2004, I was home from college and trying to sleep all day when he walked in my room and just stood there for a minute. He usually takes some time to gather his…

Reading that drivel made me retarded.

If they're anything like my family and my uncle with downs, or my wife's family and her sister who is severe profound autistic, they probably wouldn't care so long as someone wasn't standing on a table and screaming HEY LOOK AT THE RETARD! In all fairness though, my sister in law doesn't care about much of anything so…

If that’s how you feel, then I respect that, but I disagree. I knew this wouldn’t be a popular opinion, I know where I am, but I'll bet the vast majority commenting on this story have little to no direct experience dealing with a disabled loved one I've paid my dues, a thousand times over I'll say what I want

Nope

I’m very sorry for what your brother had to experience, but you need to remember that words like “retarded” and “cripple” aren’t necessarily instantaneous triggers for everyone who is disabled or for their family and friends. In the context you mentioned though, definitely. If I caught someone mocking my disabled…