Saints claim Janoris Jenkins

hitta · 12-16-2019, 06:20 PM

lol, if he was really cut for using the word retard, the world is more ****ed up than I imagined...and I already had low expectations of it

hitta · 12-16-2019, 06:33 PM

What does the word retarded mean? According to Webster's it means "very informal, offensive". Archaically it meant, mentally or intellectually disabled.
It was actually used in a scientific setting to note these features in an individual and traditionally was not an offensive term. In 30 years will the terms "intellectually disabled" or "mentally handicapped" be considered offensive. I almost feel as if you called someone that today that wasn't "mentally handicapped" they'd take offense with it. Even if you argue that the mentally handicapped shouldn't be referred to as "retarded" , which I'm fine with.. I don't care one way or the other.... I don't see why it matters if you refer to someone that isn't mentally handicapped as retarded. I don't see how that is offensive to the "mentally handicapped". The way we look at language today, almost anything could be deemed offensive.

rezburna · 12-16-2019, 06:35 PM

I know we used the word as a positive adjective for a long time in the same fashion as we utilize stupid.

That boy retarded.
That boy stupid.
That boy hard.
That boy cold.
That boy fye (fire).

All interchangeable and all meaning good/great/elite.

hitta · 12-16-2019, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I know we used the word as a positive adjective for a long time in the same fashion as we utilize stupid.

That boy retarded.
That boy stupid.
That boy hard.
That boy cold.
That boy fye (fire).

All interchangeable and all meaning good/great/elite.

Yup that's another thing that makes it even more ridiculous as people have slang definitions attached to it that aren't even intended to be offensive.

Beastmode · 12-16-2019, 06:44 PM

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xan · 12-16-2019, 07:37 PM

Retard. Noun. To tard again.
Retarded. Adjective. Repeatedly affecting the display of tard.

saintfan · 12-16-2019, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by xan

Retard. Noun. To tard again.
Retarded. Adjective. Repeatedly affecting the display of tard.

TheOak · 12-16-2019, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I know we used the word as a positive adjective for a long time in the same fashion as we utilize stupid.

That boy retarded.
That boy stupid.
That boy hard.
That boy cold.
That boy fye (fire).

All interchangeable and all meaning good/great/elite.

Or as I explained to my teen aged daughter after she lectured me on "retard" being offensive... Retard is a mechanical term that involves slowing an engine in one of many ways... timing, restricted exhaust (Jake Brake), etc.. It is not offensive it is the technically correct term... "That moron's motor is slower than mine. He is retarded"

Retardation also carries an IQ range of <20 to 70.

She walked off mumbling something about not knowing why she tries. lol

RefsRobbedUs · 12-16-2019, 08:22 PM

I like the signing but he makes 10m next year base, cap hit is 11.2 if cut.

ChrisXVI · 12-16-2019, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by RefsRobbedUs

I like the signing but he makes 10m next year base, cap hit is 11.2 if cut.

$11.2 million cap hit if we keep him... $0 in dead money if we cut him.

12-16-2019, 06:20 PM	#31
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,324	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins lol, if he was really cut for using the word retard, the world is more ****ed up than I imagined...and I already had low expectations of it Rugby Saint II likes this.
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12-16-2019, 06:33 PM	#32
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,324	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins What does the word retarded mean? According to Webster's it means "very informal, offensive". Archaically it meant, mentally or intellectually disabled. It was actually used in a scientific setting to note these features in an individual and traditionally was not an offensive term. In 30 years will the terms "intellectually disabled" or "mentally handicapped" be considered offensive. I almost feel as if you called someone that today that wasn't "mentally handicapped" they'd take offense with it. Even if you argue that the mentally handicapped shouldn't be referred to as "retarded" , which I'm fine with.. I don't care one way or the other.... I don't see why it matters if you refer to someone that isn't mentally handicapped as retarded. I don't see how that is offensive to the "mentally handicapped". The way we look at language today, almost anything could be deemed offensive. Rugby Saint II likes this.
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12-16-2019, 06:35 PM	#33
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,935	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins I know we used the word as a positive adjective for a long time in the same fashion as we utilize stupid. That boy retarded. That boy stupid. That boy hard. That boy cold. That boy fye (fire). All interchangeable and all meaning good/great/elite. darksoul35 likes this.

12-16-2019, 06:41 PM	#34
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,324	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins Originally Posted by rezburna I know we used the word as a positive adjective for a long time in the same fashion as we utilize stupid. That boy retarded. That boy stupid. That boy hard. That boy cold. That boy fye (fire). All interchangeable and all meaning good/great/elite. Yup that's another thing that makes it even more ridiculous as people have slang definitions attached to it that aren't even intended to be offensive.
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12-16-2019, 07:37 PM	#36
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,371 Blog Entries: 34	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins Retard. Noun. To tard again. Retarded. Adjective. Repeatedly affecting the display of tard. saintfan, Barry from MS, Rugby Saint II and 1 others like this.

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12-16-2019, 07:39 PM	#37
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins Originally Posted by xan Retard. Noun. To tard again. Retarded. Adjective. Repeatedly affecting the display of tard.

12-16-2019, 07:50 PM	#38
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,027	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins Originally Posted by rezburna I know we used the word as a positive adjective for a long time in the same fashion as we utilize stupid. That boy retarded. That boy stupid. That boy hard. That boy cold. That boy fye (fire). All interchangeable and all meaning good/great/elite. Or as I explained to my teen aged daughter after she lectured me on "retard" being offensive... Retard is a mechanical term that involves slowing an engine in one of many ways... timing, restricted exhaust (Jake Brake), etc.. It is not offensive it is the technically correct term... "That moron's motor is slower than mine. He is retarded" Retardation also carries an IQ range of <20 to 70. She walked off mumbling something about not knowing why she tries. lol SmashMouth, Rugby Saint II, Pete and 1 others like this.

12-16-2019, 08:22 PM	#39
RefsRobbedUs 500th Post Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 659	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins I like the signing but he makes 10m next year base, cap hit is 11.2 if cut.
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12-16-2019, 08:48 PM	#40
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints claim Janoris Jenkins Originally Posted by RefsRobbedUs I like the signing but he makes 10m next year base, cap hit is 11.2 if cut. $11.2 million cap hit if we keep him... $0 in dead money if we cut him.