The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113494 Message #2413893
Posted By: Wesley S
14-Aug-08 - 03:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Retard - The 'R' word
Subject: RE: BS: Retard - The 'R' word
If I get bad food at a restaurant three or four times in a row I have no reasonable expectation that the next meal will be a good one. Same thing here. I've seen several of Ben Stillers movies and I've only liked one of them. That's not a good track record for me. I'm not going to spend 7 or 8 dollars to see if he's improved his outlook on people with challenges. My point was to inform the other lemmings here that there may be content that they would find objectionable – and point out the fact that "retard" is an offensive word. It's not a freedom of speech issue. But I'm allowed to vote with my wallet when I've seen a history of objectionable behavior and have every reason to expect more of the same.