I think some of the posters here must have lived through such enlightened times that they can't comprehend that "######" or "gay" could be insulting to not only the person or situation that they are using the words to describe, but the people that those terms had labelled. I mean, that's just incredible that they've never heard those words used derogatorily.
I really don't get it. The term "######ed" was synonymous with a person who was afflicted with mental ######ation. So one aspect of that - being slow to learn or understand some things - is taken to create this insult for people who do things that you considered stupid or idiotic.
I am not entirely sure how some don't see this as offensive or inappropriate? Like somebody else commented, would you use that in front of Darryl Sutter and his son? If you saw somebody with Down's Syndrome doing something you considered worthy of that insult, would you use it, or is there something in your consciousness that tells you that it's offensive and you know exactly why it's offensive.
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