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[Giantone]

Originally Posted by nonniey

Just because someone decides to use a descriptive term (in this case a medically descriptive term that was not created to be an insult) as an insult doesn't invalidate the term or definition. The correct term to use for someone who actually is mentally retarded is mentally retarded. Challenged doesn't accurately medically describe the condition - mentally retarded does (People also like to use challenged for any number of disabilities - wrongly imo). What are you going to do when the word "challenged" is used as an insult (heck it already is being used that way)? Insist it be cancelled and move onto a new word??? That's insane.

What is insane is you trying to spin a good take on the negative connotation of the word "retard".