MinneSODA

[Shaka Shart]

There are far less "bad" words that are censored on this site. The admins can feel free to ban any word they want on their private site. Until they do, im probably going to continue to use it.


On another note I don't want to get muddled with the above:

People who haven't worked with special needs individuals, but believe they need to speak on their behalf always fascinates me.

One thing I always loved to do was bring new case workers (almost exclusively early college grad white females) who thought they were going to change their new charges life, or be the sped version of the freedom bus was to bring them to the center we used as a day program. Please come in and meet your individual on their level. Without fail one of our individuals would come up and greet them in their own way.

Without fail this always reacted in the new case manager jumping or screaming in fear. To which i would always reply "really????". The older case managers did love to shadow on those.

If that doesn't do it for ya, imagine this. The ringer, the movie, probably the most accurate movie made in regards to special needs individuals. That movie would never be made today.

I understand the way you feel, but the word makes people here feel uncomfortable.

Let's just agree that going forward we call them other stuff

[#UnleashMalik]

I ain't reading all that, just agree to disagree and stop using the word.

Nope.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

There are far less "bad" words that are censored on this site. The admins can feel free to ban any word they want on their private site. Until they do, im probably going to continue to use it.


On another note I don't want to get muddled with the above:

People who haven't worked with special needs individuals, but believe they need to speak on their behalf always fascinates me.

One thing I always loved to do was bring new case workers (almost exclusively early college grad white females) who thought they were going to change their new charges life, or be the sped version of the freedom bus was to bring them to the center we used as a day program. Please come in and meet your individual on their level. Without fail one of our individuals would come up and greet them in their own way.

Without fail this always reacted in the new case manager jumping or screaming in fear. To which i would always reply "really????". The older case managers did love to shadow on those.

If that doesn't do it for ya, imagine this. The ringer, the movie, probably the most accurate movie made in regards to special needs individuals. That movie would never be made today.

I agree that there's been a shift in the culture regarding usage of the word.  And I can't say I necessarily disagree with your usage of it here.

But it also feels like a "pick your battle" kind of situation.

[#UnleashMalik]

I agree that there's been a shift in the culture regarding usage of the word.  And I can't say I necessarily disagree with your usage of it here.

But it also feels like a "pick your battle" kind of situation.

As a newer member to this "democratic" side.... im taking at least a few lessons from the other side with me. One of them being, unnatural carnal knowledge that noise.

[Shaka Shart]

Nope.

Ok man, whatever. In a thread of mouth breathers advocating violence it's an easy win to respect others feelings

[wadesworld]

Your mother thought the same for idiot, and your grandmother thought the same for imbecile.


As someone who actually (for many years) worked close with special needs individuals, it brings me a great chuckle when people who don't, advocate got them.

I think my most belly filled laugh was when someone told me retard was a bad word, and we should use "silly brains" instead.

I had to a) tell her the use of silly brains was far far far more offense, and b) did she think i ever referred to a special needs individual as "retard"?

https://www.specialolympics.org/spread-the-word

I'm not even trying to be confrontational or claim you're an pretty boy or something. I'm just genuinely asking you to rethink your use of that word. It's derogatory and hurtful to people who have special needs. It's similar to beejay insinuating being gay is a negative and something to be ashamed of. I guess my question would be if you don't find the use of the word to be a bad thing, why wouldn't you use that word with your clients with special needs?