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To be fair at no point have any of the educational experts or administration ever claimed that I am not retarded. It was never retracted I simply left school w

To be fair at no point have any of the educational experts or administration ever claimed that I am not retarded. It was never retracted I simply left school when I was older. If we trust the experts on this I'm severely handicapped. Who's to say I'm not a retard?

mynameisvlad 4y ago
> as it didn't actually target anything you saw as part of your identity The parent comment already covered this. You don't believe you are, based on how you've talked about this experience. At no point do you say you identify with the word, just that it was used against you.
- willcipriano 4y ago
  By this logic, wouldn't people the state labeled as felons, who don't believe they are guilty, be unable to speak about discrimination against felons, even though they personally experienced it at both a institutional and societal level?
  - foldr 4y ago
    A felon is someone who's been convicted of a felony, so you're still a felon even if you're (really) not guilty of the crime.
- dandellion 4y ago
  They replied to a comment that mentioned the word by explaining their experience, so they identified in some capacity.
  - mynameisvlad 4y ago
    > I spent my time in school being called a retard by the other kids on a daily basis > If we trust the experts on this I'm severely handicapped. I mean they themselves basically said they do not identify with it: > If people ran around calling you the N word on a daily basis would it be a comfort to you that you aren't actually black?
watwut 4y ago
Special education you got is not reserved for those diagnosed with retardation. You did not even said that you was diagnosed with retardation. The other kids who called you retard are not experts in this particular diagnosis. There is no reason for school or experts to retract that claim, because they never made it. The claim was done by other kids.

mynameisvlad 4y ago

> as it didn't actually target anything you saw as part of your identity The parent comment already covered this. You don't believe you are, based on how you've talked about this experience. At no point do you say you identify with the word, just that it was used against you.

willcipriano 4y ago
By this logic, wouldn't people the state labeled as felons, who don't believe they are guilty, be unable to speak about discrimination against felons, even though they personally experienced it at both a institutional and societal level?
- foldr 4y ago
  A felon is someone who's been convicted of a felony, so you're still a felon even if you're (really) not guilty of the crime.
dandellion 4y ago
They replied to a comment that mentioned the word by explaining their experience, so they identified in some capacity.
- mynameisvlad 4y ago
  > I spent my time in school being called a retard by the other kids on a daily basis > If we trust the experts on this I'm severely handicapped. I mean they themselves basically said they do not identify with it: > If people ran around calling you the N word on a daily basis would it be a comfort to you that you aren't actually black?

watwut 4y ago

Special education you got is not reserved for those diagnosed with retardation. You did not even said that you was diagnosed with retardation. The other kids who called you retard are not experts in this particular diagnosis. There is no reason for school or experts to retract that claim, because they never made it. The claim was done by other kids.