‘Tards
Okay, here’s the deal about me being so horribly politically uncorrect: The more people bitch about the “R” word (retards or ‘tards) the more I want to use those words. Like Ralphie May says, “If you’re offended by the word, you can’t be that retarded!”
I use the term to mock people who I think deserve it. Like everyone who claims to be “special” in some way and feels the need to announce their specialness to everyone. “Omg, I can’t be in the same room as a peanut! I’ll die!” Okay, you’re a peanut ‘tard. “Oh, I’m so depressed all the time and I have bi-polar issues!” Okay, you’re an emo ‘tard. “Oh, I’m an aspie/autistic.” Okay, you’re a regular ‘tard. Tards everywhere!
Yea, maybe I am horribly insensitive but I don’t like this trend where practically everyone claims they have something wrong with them as if it’s a Badge of Honor. I’m convinced at least half of these folks are faking it for attention/sympathy/to get out of stuff/excuse to be lazy or rude, etc. So if you want to fake some illness/handicap, then you really are a ‘tard. And for those who actually do have something wrong with them and they BRAG about it, well, that’s kinda ‘tardly, too. It’s like the deegee ‘tard over on my Rant’s Journal. Every time he comments he says, “I RETIRED AT AGE 45″ as if a) we can’t remember it from last time he posted, and b) as if it has any relevance to his comment (and it doesn’t). And likewise, people like to comment, “Hi, I’m new here and I’m an aspie,” and nine point nine times out of ten, that has no relevance to the comment. SHUT UP. I don’t need to know you’re an “aspie” idiot!
I come from a century where people who had something wrong with them did their best to BLEND IN and hoped people didn’t notice, not so much out of shame, but because they wanted to be treated like everyone else and didn’t want to be seen as “handicapped”. Yea, some things aren’t able to “hide” (wheelchair) but if one could blend in, they were proud of THAT, not bragging about their disorder. All these people today who like to announce their disorder are basically asking for special treatment by pointing out something that isn’t immediately obvious. That’s what I hate.
But back to the etymology of the word. People have made it clear they do not want the word “retard” to describe people who are mentally handicapped. Fine. No, great! That means the word is up for grabs to have a new meaning. Since it no longer means “mentally handicapped” people, let’s use it for people who aren’t mentally handicapped but ACT as if they were! So when I use the word “‘tard” to describe someone, I’m not insulting the “mentally handicapped” I’m insulting the idiot who acts mentally handicapped!! Got it? So people who are advocates for the “mentally handicapped” can stop thinking we’re insulting them SINCE WE’RE NOT. Okay? If they don’t get it, then they are ‘tards.
This whole, “We don’t want the word but we don’t want you to have it either,” is, well, RETARDED.
Along similar lines, when people get mad about the use of the word “gay” to mean “lame” I always roll my eyes. Gay originally meant “happy” or “cheerful” until homosexuals hijacked it to mean male homosexuals. If anyone should be upset about the misuse of the word “gay” it should be happy people! Don’t hijack a word, then cry when people hijack it from you!! *laugh* I don’t really use the word “gay” to mean “lame” but if I wanted to, I would, because they really have no ownership of the word.
Technically, the word “breeder” was hijacked, too, first by them and then by us (childfree). At least we use it correctly. Gays use “breeder” to mean all heteros, but we (childfree) are NOT breeding, so it’s kinda retarded to call us that.
That’s your politically-correct and etymology lesson for the day, boys and girls!
(Hubby thinks this should go on my Rants Journal, so with a couple of minor changes, I might just do that later this week. Sorry it might be a repeat!)






