Re: Ask me about : coming out
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People are born with down syndrome. This is fact.
People are born gay. (some dispute this but for the sake of argument let's say this is fact)
Are people born with down syndrome retarded? If yes/no then why?
Are people born gay retarded? If yes/no then why?
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the word 'retarded' has no meaning the way you are using it. if you're using it to include gay people, you are basically meaning it to say 'subhuman' or 'deformed'.
since 'retarded' has little meaning to me anymore except for an insult - i'd be more likely to say 'he has down's syndrome' rather than 'he was retarded' - no, i wouldn't call gay people retarded, nor would i have a reason to. a person's sexuality does not change my interactions with them.
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