"Mental retardation" is a legitimate medical term.

Patsy Ticer (D) better have "senile" struck from the books as well before everyone figures her out.

Sounds like some of the VA Senate maybe "Intellectually Disabled"

USP .45: "Mental retardation" is a legitimate medical term.

So was idiot and moron at one point. Every time they come up with a kinder gentler term for the "intellectually disabled", it gets turned into a derogatory reference.

That's retarded.

EvilEgg: it gets turned into a derogatory reference.

So all we need to do is keep using their terms to deride people and we can get the dumbasses to keep changing their terms?

Maybe we should start using "politician" as a derogatory word.

With nothing better to spend their time and money on, VA Senate bans the term "Mentally Retarded" in VA laws. Replaces it with "intellectually disabled" "Creationist".

That's better.

/Would have also accepted "Member of Congress"

USP .45: "Mental retardation" is a legitimate medical term.

Which is probably why they really changed it, as most likely there were some groups of developmentally disabled people getting denied funding for things because they weren't mentally retarded. That's certainly been the case in other states.

With nothing better to spend their time and money on, VA Senate bans the term "Mentally Retarded" in VA laws. Replaces it with "intellectually disabled" "VA Senator"

//FTFA

I had a hearing before a Social Security Administrative Law Judge just yesterday afternoon. The 20 year old woman has borderline intellectual functioning, not mild mental retardation. The judge took between 5 and 10 minutes to explain what mental retardation was to my client, using the word "retarded" at least 25 times. It was an extremely boring lecture concluding that she wasn't retarded. However, I couldn't help but think that my client, with her 75 BIF IQ could not understand what he was talking about, and thought she was learning for the first time in her life that she was retarded from a judge in an administrative hearing. The term "retarded" has serious negative conotations, and I try to avoid using the term if I can even if my client actually IS retarded (usually mildly mentally retarded). The judge in my opinion, showed an incredible lack of tact. I felt bad for my client.

Retarted

Since when could retards vote?

\Florida

Oh.

What a bunch of R-tards.

/Live in VA; getting a kick out of these replies

yur mom.

They're retards

Whew, we really dodged a bullet there. Changed it before the tards rose up and sued over *snicker* "mental anguish".

Your "intellectually disabled".

Meh its not a bod insult, it might become a new cliche

Three Crooked Squirrels: I had a hearing before a Social Security Administrative Law Judge just yesterday afternoon. The 20 year old woman has borderline intellectual functioning, not mild mental retardation. The judge took between 5 and 10 minutes to explain what mental retardation was to my client, using the word "retarded" at least 25 times. It was an extremely boring lecture concluding that she wasn't retarded. However, I couldn't help but think that my client, with her 75 BIF IQ could not understand what he was talking about, and thought she was learning for the first time in her life that she was retarded from a judge in an administrative hearing. The term "retarded" has serious negative conotations, and I try to avoid using the term if I can even if my client actually IS retarded (usually mildly mentally retarded). The judge in my opinion, showed an incredible lack of tact. I felt bad for my client.

Don't feel bad for your client, just buy the retard an icecream.

\Ned Like I-scream
\\Ned also like Fall Out Boy

Replaces it with "intellectually disabled"

Only until 'intellectually disabled' becomes a playground taunt.

I'm still using "retard" F U VA

This is a George Carlin skit or something, right?

Tony, the retarded kid who bags groceries, knows he's retarded. He'll tell you himself.

This may be going to far. I always thought "Sex Crazy and Retard Strong" would make a great t-shirt, but I'd never have the guts to wear it in public. I could just see the look on Tony's face now.

I always use "cognitively challenged" on my resume, but hey, whatever works for them.

Well, doesn't that just about cover everyone in VA?

So gay.

Someone should tell them that "disabled" is a derogatory term. They need to change it to "differently abled."

"Intellectually Disabled"

YOU'RE intellectually diasbled.
No, YOU'RE intellectually disabled.
No, you ahh
YOU ahh.

*smooching*

EvilEgg: So was idiot and moron at one point. Every time they come up with a kinder gentler term for the "intellectually disabled", it gets turned into a derogatory reference.

Someone needs to tell VA about perjoration.

That is so GAY.

Can I haz tard thread?

"Intellectually disabled" sounds much worse to me than "mentally retarded." Retarded means slow, I can dig that. Being intellectually disabled is what happens to you when someone takes a sledgehammer to your skull.

That's intellectually disabled.

Unavailable TO comment.

Carlin has a whole routine on this type of crap.
E.G.
Shell shock = battle fatigue = post traumatic stress disorder

Meh. I worked at a vocational business that helped train and place developmentally disabled people (Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI], Mild to Severe Mental Retardation [MMR-SMR], Autism and Aspergers.)

Aside from being one of the best experiences of my life, I learned that the terms mean very little. In most cases they simply demonstrate the knowledge (or lack thereof) of the person using them.

Not a bad thing. Just can tell how people cope with something that can be uncomfortable.

/Hated the job, loved the clients.

Hey Virginia Senators:


Unfortunately it's the prize for being the dumbest State Senators.

Abusive driver fees, banning sangria, and trying to ban low riding pants. Keep up the good work morans.

This thread needs more retard pics!!!

I'm the parent of an intellectually disabled kid living in VA, so I'm really getting a... no, not really. I'm kinda glad to see the term go, as I do indeed find it kind of repulsive, but it sure ain't something that's at the very top of the list of shiat that needs fixin' in this state.

sendtodave: This is a George Carlin skit or something, right?

Great minds, etc...

Does that mean that I cannot refer to retarded children as 'Tardlers' anymore??


This is why I do not have kids...karma would saddle me with cripples and tards.

overlord_mike: Your "intellectually disabled".

Heh.

Apparently these people have never heard of the euphemism treadmill. (new window)

In 30 years they will be removing "intellectually disabled" from the laws as an offensive term.

Ed Finnerty: Meh. I worked at a vocational business that helped train and place developmentally disabled people (Traumatic Brain Injury [TBI], Mild to Severe Mental Retardation [MMR-SMR], Autism and Aspergers.)

Aside from being one of the best experiences of my life, I learned that the terms mean very little. In most cases they simply demonstrate the knowledge (or lack thereof) of the person using them.

Not a bad thing. Just can tell how people cope with something that can be uncomfortable.

/Hated the job, loved the clients.

I had a summer job teaching riflery at a camp for intellectually handicapped adults. It was one of the scariest summers of my life.

amoricanCrowe: Shell shock = battle fatigue = post traumatic stress disorder

That's another one that to me seems to get more severe sounding as it progressed, not less. "Battle fatigue" is a limp term that sounds like being tired after a long hike. "Traumatic stress"? That's getting a little closer.

YAY VA SENATE!!1!

Can someone please post the group photo of the intellectually disabled?

/I always lose it when I get to The living ham

Three Crooked Squirrels: I had a hearing before a Social Security Administrative Law Judge just yesterday afternoon. The 20 year old woman has borderline intellectual functioning, not mild mental retardation. The judge took between 5 and 10 minutes to explain what mental retardation was to my client, using the word "retarded" at least 25 times. It was an extremely boring lecture concluding that she wasn't retarded. However, I couldn't help but think that my client, with her 75 BIF IQ could not understand what he was talking about, and thought she was learning for the first time in her life that she was retarded from a judge in an administrative hearing. The term "retarded" has serious negative conotations, and I try to avoid using the term if I can even if my client actually IS retarded (usually mildly mentally retarded). The judge in my opinion, showed an incredible lack of tact. I felt bad for my client.

Was she hot?

bidness: Apparently these people have never heard of the euphemism treadmill. (new window)

In 30 years they will be removing "intellectually disabled" from the laws as an offensive term.

Wow. Someone beat me to it. That was actually somewhat unexpected.

They can call it whatever they want, as long as it doesn't interfere with pudding day!

"I love working with them retards."