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Instead of calling the treadmill pointless, mayhaps destroy the power source that keeps the treadmill going. People treat the mentally disabled with such contem
by danharaj 11y ago
Instead of calling the treadmill pointless, mayhaps destroy the power source that keeps the treadmill going. People treat the mentally disabled with such contempt, disrespect, cruelty, and even hatred. That's why the treadmill runs. That's why people try to evade having their language pressed into the service of hatred and oppression. Language is the site of many battles.
- tomp 11y ago> People treat the mentally disabled with such contempt, disrespect, cruelty, and even hatred. Really? I cannot imagine why anyone would feel hatred towards a mentally disabled person, and while some people might be cruel, they're probably cruel towards anybody who's weaker than them. So I don't really agree with your categorization. However, I admit that a lot of people use the terms "retarded", "stupid", "idiot", etc. in a mean, hateful, cruel way, but these terms as insults are usually directed towards people who are not mentally disabled, exactly because they are not! (When you call a retard a "retard", that's not an insult, it's the truth. It's an insult only if you call a non-retarded person a "retard"!)