I think you've completely misunderstood what I am saying. I was not suggesting it was acceptable to direct the insult at someone with an IDD. I was saying the

I think you've completely misunderstood what I am saying. I was not suggesting it was acceptable to direct the insult at someone with an IDD. I was saying the opposite, that it was acceptable to direct it at someone *without* an IDD. > "mentally challenged" and "developmentally delayed" aren't pejorative terms so they're not relevant to the discussion. A pejorative is all about context. If you're in the southern United States and someone says to you "bless your heart" or "oh sweet child", you've just been insulted. Calling your able bodied sibling "mentally challenged" is no different than calling them "retarded". > anyone can be an "idiot" or "moron" or do something "stupid" Fool, idiot, moron, and stupid were, like retard, once used as terms to describe someone with an IDD.