Do you really not understand how offensive that is? I think the father of Bella Santorum and the mother of Trig Palin would take exception to your characterization of people who disagree with you.
Again. I was not using that term to describe “people who disagree with me.” The man I was commenting to used the term “lil Martian,” a nonexistent, fictional creature—THAT’S what I called an alien retard—Martians, from the planet Mars!
The word “retarded” is no longer used as a medical term. The word I used was “retard,” which simply means to hinder or to slow. It is also now widely used (as I used it) as a slang term to describe a stupid idea or person.
The word “retarded” has been relegated to the same area as former medical terms like “idiot” and “moron,” which are also very commonly used today.
I believe “special needs” is now the term they use.