To me, admittedly not having read the story yet, it sounds like he may have been struggling with his own bigotry and the ghost of eugenics.
No, I was making a “Rob is sexy” joke which obviously failed. As for my own intelligent or moronic status, what can I say? Some days I put the “smart” in smart ass; some days I put the “ass” in smart ass. Unfortunately, I can’t tell those days apart.
Yeah, sorry, that list reads kind of patronizing. Really, it was more about me getting my thinking juices going.
“Retarded” is alive and well as a slur. Come to Community College with me and you will hear it several times in a day.
I’d be interested in his ideas of deaf culture. From my experiences: the deaf looked down on the physically handicapped; in turn, the physically handicapped looked down on those with mental disabilities.
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Re: intelligent people w/intelligent people
Date: 2013-03-18 02:57 am (UTC)No, I was making a “Rob is sexy” joke which obviously failed. As for my own intelligent or moronic status, what can I say? Some days I put the “smart” in smart ass; some days I put the “ass” in smart ass. Unfortunately, I can’t tell those days apart.
Yeah, sorry, that list reads kind of patronizing. Really, it was more about me getting my thinking juices going.
“Retarded” is alive and well as a slur. Come to Community College with me and you will hear it several times in a day.
I’d be interested in his ideas of deaf culture. From my experiences: the deaf looked down on the physically handicapped; in turn, the physically handicapped looked down on those with mental disabilities.