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Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words

Posted By: Jake Jacobs
Date: Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 3:05 a.m.

In Response To: Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words (joe freedman)

Hi Joe:

Actually "Mongoloid" was not in use for centuries. The psychologist who coined the term believed that different races had different mental capacities and a "Mongoloid idiot" was someone (presumably white) who was no more intelligent than an Oriental. Some years back it dawned on the medical establishment that the term was offensive, so it was changed to Down' Syndrome, Doctor Down having been the doctor who originally coined he term "Mongoloid idiot."

Best,

Jake

Messages In This Thread

• A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
  joe freedman -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 4:48 a.m.
  • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
    Nack Ballard -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 7:14 a.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 1:51 p.m.
      • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
        Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 2:26 p.m.
      • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
        Bob Koca -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 10:27 p.m.
        • If you had to choose one color, black is not the answer for most "black" people. A similar comment applies with even more force for "white" people. A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 11:42 p.m.
      • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
        Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:13 a.m.
        • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
          Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 10:43 a.m.
          • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
            Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:51 p.m.
            • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
              Stick -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 3:40 p.m.
              • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 4:20 p.m.
                • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                  Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 5:02 p.m.
                  • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                    Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 5:22 p.m.
                    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 11:15 p.m.
                    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                      Jake Jacobs -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 12:36 a.m.
                • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                  Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 6:41 p.m.
                  • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                    Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 11:20 p.m.
                    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                      Daniel Murphy -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 1:57 a.m.
                      • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                        Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 2:24 a.m.
            • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
              Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 6:30 p.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 4:15 p.m.
      • Scrabble babble
        Nack Ballard -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 6:43 p.m.
        • Scrabble babble
          David Rockwell -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 7:16 p.m.
          • Scrabble babble
            Stick -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 7:24 p.m.
            • Scrabble babble
              Nack Ballard -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 10:02 p.m.
              • question to Nack
                Christian Munk-Christensen -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 1:58 p.m.
                • question to Nack
                  Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 4:54 p.m.
                  • question to Nack
                    Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 25 November 2010, at 7:24 a.m.
                • question to Nack
                  Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 7:33 p.m.
                  • question to Nack
                    Nack Ballard -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 7:42 p.m.
                    • question to Nack
                      Stick -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 8:06 p.m.
                      • question to Nack
                        Jake Jacobs -- Thursday, 25 November 2010, at 5:22 a.m.
                        • question to Nack
                          Stick -- Friday, 26 November 2010, at 12:47 a.m.
                          • question to Nack
                            Jake Jacobs -- Saturday, 27 November 2010, at 4:53 a.m.
          • Scrabble babble
            joe freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 1:31 a.m.
        • Scrabble babble
          Bob Koca -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 10:10 p.m.
          • Scrabble babble
            Nack Ballard -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 11:03 p.m.
    • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
      joe freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:13 a.m.
      • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
        joe freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:16 a.m.
      • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
        Jake Jacobs -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 3:05 a.m.
        • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
          joe freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 3:44 a.m.
          • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
            Bob Koca -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 5:15 a.m.
            • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
              Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 5:55 a.m.
            • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
              Joe Freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 11:36 a.m.
          • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
            Bob Glass -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 10:58 p.m.
          • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
            Jake Jacobs -- Wednesday, 24 November 2010, at 12:26 a.m.
        • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
          Daniel Murphy -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 4:12 a.m.
      • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
        Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:33 p.m.
        • Sarah Palin and more thoughts on offensive words
          Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 6:26 p.m.
  • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
    Bill Riles -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 2:41 p.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      Casper van der Tak -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 3:03 p.m.
  • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
    phil simborg -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 2:41 p.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      Bill Riles -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 2:53 p.m.
      • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
        joe freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 1:28 a.m.
        • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
          Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:43 a.m.
          • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
            joe freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 3:30 a.m.
            • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
              Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 6:38 a.m.
              • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                Joe Freedman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 1:31 p.m.
                • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                  Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 2:44 p.m.
                • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
                  Barry Silliman -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 3:01 p.m.
            • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
              Stanley E. Richards -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 5:53 p.m.
          • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
            Bill Riles -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 6:34 a.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 3:37 p.m.
      • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
        Stick -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 7:16 p.m.
        • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
          Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 22 November 2010, at 7:31 p.m.
        • Thanks for confirming my theory (I guess)
          Chuck Bower -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 12:47 a.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      higonefive -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 10:39 a.m.
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    phil simborg -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 6:52 a.m.
    • A Few Responses on Offensive Language, Stick and Stones, and Political Correctness
      higonefive -- Tuesday, 23 November 2010, at 9:07 a.m.