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9. And that exhibits "retardation"? Kinda trivializing a class of people with that word, aren't you ...

Sun Jan 26, 2020, 11:16 PM

Jan 2020

and I'm not talking about Fox viewers or Trump supporters.

There's nothing voluntary about "retardation".

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Don't Shake Your Baby [View all] walker59 Jan 2020 OP

meh. marble falls Jan 2020 #1

I appreciate your hard work and dedication walker59 Jan 2020 #2

As I do yours. marble falls Jan 2020 #3

I think he was acting up,... magicarpet Jan 2020 #4

He's the natural conclusion to Fox News walker59 Jan 2020 #5

Seriously, define "voluntary retardation". marble falls Jan 2020 #6

In this case, people are voluntarily buying what Fox walker59 Jan 2020 #7

Voluntary ignorance, yeah, but anyone who uses the word 'retard' MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #10

That word just does not go down well here at all. marble falls Jan 2020 #12

It's going down well tonight and very well with 6 people at the moment. MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #14

At least only one is making the claim. marble falls Jan 2020 #15

I read some weird posts here today... MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #16

I don't get it? MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #8

You and me, both. marble falls Jan 2020 #11

This is ugly bigotry. My eldest sister has been called a retard all her MerryBlooms Jan 2020 #13