tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970095612678168609.post2289677180383883334..comments2023-05-28T08:02:09.824-07:00Comments on Veritas Supra Omnis: Coulter, retard, and the better debateMark Hutchinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08456836174269938022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970095612678168609.post-63660639534993665672012-10-28T17:44:21.473-07:002012-10-28T17:44:21.473-07:00I think what you're basically saying, Jennifer...I think what you're basically saying, Jennifer, or what I'm hearing, is that disrespectful and/or inappropriate is always that...disrespectful and inappropriate...which I agree with. And I agree with that. :-)Mark Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456836174269938022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970095612678168609.post-64922828762705928322012-10-28T12:00:41.243-07:002012-10-28T12:00:41.243-07:00I agree with the general spirit of your post--that...I agree with the general spirit of your post--that the problem wasn't that she used an offensive word, but that she's engaging in unhelpful, disrespectful discourse that doesn't help along the political and policy conversation. However, I think the word itself is problematic, above and beyond that. If she HAD said just "loser" or something, it wouldn't have the ADDED issue of tarring an entire segment of the population. Think if she had used a racial slur there. Not to equate "retard" to, say, the n word, but the fact is that they are derogatory terms for groups of people based solely on their biology. I think retard IS worse. But I totally understand what you're saying.<br /><br />That said, I'm fine never to think much about Ann Coulter ever again.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947039846875003496noreply@blogger.com