kerewin's whine cellar

Re-Tard-Ed

There must be something in the water making everyone and everything completely retarded; to wit:

• Running for president
• Email stamps (don't we already pay our ISPs?)
• Guilty (ps - if this is what Martha gets, why aren't all the Enron execs in jail right now, instead of sitting in one of their 20 houses?)

Lately I seem to have Tourette's when it comes to the word "retarded." I used it in front of the I.L.s this weekend at least twice, I use it at work to describe the antics of the former-employee of mine, it just....bursts out. Leaving me sitting there, praying that I don't get yelled at by someone who has a challenged relative. FYI - I have a challenged relative and it doesn't bother me any, although I never ever ever use the word around my Aunt, who is the mother of said-relative. CAN'T. STOP. SAYING. RETARDED.

Perhaps I am retarded?

I am clearly gay, as I had this same problem with that word, too. A few years back I tried to re-install the use of this word within my social circle to how we all used it in grade school. Pretty soon all my friends, family members, husband, and many co-workers were using it. Until someone I worked with, who is a very nice homosexual male, asked us to stop using it as he was offended. COULDN'T. STOP. SAYING. GAY. In fact, I still catch myself saying it, with that follow-up cringe.

Clearly I am retardedly gay.

Posted by kerewin at March 5, 2004 01:12 PM