Board Thread:Community Voting/@comment-28939754-20160726193929/@comment-4964341-20160729202306

Loney 97 wrote: Game Wolf wrote: Loney 97 wrote: Game Wolf wrote: Loney 97 wrote: Starrocks923 wrote: Yeah, if the word is unblocked, we certainly will NOT allow users to use it in an offensive manner. The case many of us are making is that it is not possible to use the word inoffensively.

Teletubbies looks like one of the most retarded shows. Some times my dog does retarded things. Food Fight is retarded.

Who have I offended? Honestly, me. It seems incredibly insensitive to use the word that way, and if you guys are trying to get it unblocked because it means "slow" or whatever it doesn't even make any sense in that context. There's so many other negative words in the english language, why not use one that actually relates to what you're talking about instead of one that many people find offensive?

So it's insensitive to use a word in a way that is not directed or intended to offend anyone? It's not about being abled p offend people by it, it's about being able to use it in a way that it not offensive. And yes, it can be used in ways that are not offensive. The word is synonymous with "stupid". Should we ban that word too? In this case it's either insensitive or it's ignorant to use a word that you know can offend people, regardless of your intention. The word is not and should not be synonymous with stupid, and I will do what I can to make that as apparent as possible. I have to agree with Loney in this specific instance. I still feel like "fire retardant" should be alright, but calling a thing "retarded" (as in stupid) is plain stupid in itself. It makes you look like a prepubescent CoD player, imo.