@oomis – We all know what “retard” really means and that it can be used in a technical way, but there are MANY names and words that become slang with a derogatory meaning over time. I could give you the definition of “gay” as being “happy” but you probably wouldn’t take kindly to someone calling you “gay” with a defense of “look it up in the dictionary”. That should be pretty obvious…’
SeanBN – I totally support you. Perhaps you misunderstood my intent. I do not expect you to take kindly to what Bombmaniac wrote. Quite the contrary – it was insensitive at best, and in really bad taste (though in his defense, I doubt he meant offense and surely did not expect such a reaction from us).
I was however, pointing out that the original meaning of the word has absolutely no insulting connotation attached, and it is a shame that it has come to mean something offensive. Sorry, if what I wrote made you think I was trying to defend the use of a word that has come to have a negative meaning.