This mother of two thinks so and so do we…
“While some are advocating that the n-word be banished from America’s lexicon, who is the voice for the 7.5 million Americans with intellectual disabilities who truly are mentally retarded? Who is defending their dignity while everyday folks — educated adults at that — take a term that clinically applies to the disabled and use it as an insult?”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/2007-07-04-opcom_N.htm?csp=34