"I'm afraid that those of us in the world who know people with disabilities _do_ find the word 'spastic' and 'retarded' when used as an insult offensive, no matter what Ian Dury claimed to the latter."
Are you presuming to speak for all disabled people, everyone who knows them, and every twisted-knickers PC moron that gets uptight about this? Get stuffed. I know several people with disabilities, inside my family and out of it, all of whom are intelligent enough not to be mortally wounded by the accidental use of a word in a video game. Get a ruddy life.
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Re: Yes, it is offensive
"I'm afraid that those of us in the world who know people with disabilities _do_ find the word 'spastic' and 'retarded' when used as an insult offensive, no matter what Ian Dury claimed to the latter."
Are you presuming to speak for all disabled people, everyone who knows them, and every twisted-knickers PC moron that gets uptight about this? Get stuffed. I know several people with disabilities, inside my family and out of it, all of whom are intelligent enough not to be mortally wounded by the accidental use of a word in a video game. Get a ruddy life.