Summary
Isabella Spotswood's Chronicle letter of April 29 recommending a petition banning the word 'retard' seems well-meaning but rather misguided.
Any offence to disabled people is, of course, regrettable and to be avoided wherever possible. But censoring the English language just because of occasional abuse is a different kettle of ball games.See the full content of this document
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Don't Stop Using 'R' Word ; Letters
In practice, the word 'retard' need not apply exclusively to people who, through no fau...
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