A DIFFERENT TAKE
If I was labeled mentally slow I don’t think I would want to be in the “Special Olympics”. Just because my mental abilities weren’t up to those who might compete in a physical activity doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t compete with them on a physical activity. It would be great to be able to prove to the world that I could compete in any physical activities even with my ‘limited mental capacity”. Why should these individuals be segmented to only compete in the “Special Olympics” ? PLEASE COMMENT
If you found this section offensive then maybe you shouldn’t read this section below.
I just found out yesterday that the word “Retarded” is political incorrect. The word “retard” means slow and is used in the building material industry to describe a product that slows down the drying time. I’m confused why this word is offensive against if it is used in a derogatory basis on those that aren’t slow or said in an offensive tone. PLEASE EXPLAIN