Is 'retarded' actually harmful/hateful? Or is the attitude toward people with mental retardation (hence the name, retarded) harmful? The way the word is used, more specifically the attitudes that are demonstrated when the word is used, is generally done with avarice.
Now I see your point, though, he is associating his slowness-to-the-punch with people who are unfortunately physiologically slow-to-the bunch, and according to you this type of lateral association is bad because...?
Because it is shameful to be wrong or ignorant, and therefore associating the shameful act of a non-retarded person with the unshameful reality of being retarded creates a subconscious association between being retarded and shame--- is that it?
If so, isn't it harmful to consider being publicly wrong or ignorant shameful? Should we not have patience with others who know less?
I understand there's a spartan-esque utility to being brutal in a highly competitive skills-based situation (like most engineering). So I am unsure as to where to position myself with this question!
Shed some light?
Now I see your point, though, he is associating his slowness-to-the-punch with people who are unfortunately physiologically slow-to-the bunch, and according to you this type of lateral association is bad because...?
Because it is shameful to be wrong or ignorant, and therefore associating the shameful act of a non-retarded person with the unshameful reality of being retarded creates a subconscious association between being retarded and shame--- is that it?
If so, isn't it harmful to consider being publicly wrong or ignorant shameful? Should we not have patience with others who know less?
I understand there's a spartan-esque utility to being brutal in a highly competitive skills-based situation (like most engineering). So I am unsure as to where to position myself with this question!
Shed some light?