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As a person who was held back in math class due to poor performance [0], I would prefer that you not use the word "retard". [0] Which was later demonstrated to
by bradknowles 4y ago
As a person who was held back in math class due to poor performance [0], I would prefer that you not use the word "retard".
[0] Which was later demonstrated to be due to a lack of inspiration from my math teachers, a fact that Mrs. King taught me so well in her pre-algebra class in 9th grade. From then on, I got straight As in math. To this day, nearly forty years later, I still credit Mrs. King for helping me get down the path to whatever success I have had in life.
- marttt 4y agoThank you for your comment. Unfortunately I cannot edit the reply, but I sincerely apologize for my choice of words. I am not a native English speaker, so I was actually using it as a more rough expression for "outcast". People lost or trapped in themselves, possibly due to unlucky past; because of this, they've become antisocial (thinking of Lester Ballard from McCarthy's "Child of God"). Nothing to do with mental performance. A really embarrassing error, entirely due to poor command of English language. Once again, I apologize. I wish you all the best, mate.
- bradknowles 4y agoUnderstood. I thank you for your response! I confess that when I was much younger, I used that same word in the same way. It was only after my coming to understand how my usage of that word had hurt other people that I came to where I am today. So, yours is a pain that I know well, and I trust that we are both better for this exchange. Thanks!