i use the word "retarded" in a similar manner - not because I believe that the person I am referring to has an organic mental disability, but because I believe that the use of their cognitive skills is impaired - usually when discussing a particular matter - a blind spot that many have because of trigger words like rape or adultery or spousal abuse
in fact, the word "retarded" is a trigger word for the overly sensitive politically correct types who argue interminably that it is hurtful to those who are totally unaware that it's being used :chuckle:
those who are triggered by the word "rape" will say that the bolded part is victim-blaming, or an attempt to remove responsibility from the rapist
and they'll call me a misogynist for believing that victim blaming is sometimes appropriate, that in some circumstances the victim should be blamed for their contributory behavior
in fact, if annabananahead ever comes back and notices that I wrote "victim blaming is sometimes appropriate", i would expect a half dozen threads started to call attention to it :chuckle:
for me, it all comes down to the following:
play stupid games, win stupid prizes
and don't whine if someone like me points out that you started it by being stupid
worth sharing:
and unrelated but hilarious: