Matt Damon, 'months ago'

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I have a child with disabilities, and I still have to hold back from my impulse to use the word retard.

I am the same age as Damon, and when we grew up, gay, faggot, retard were very common terms used generally and without the negative implications that they have now.

Heck, it was common and accepted to use heb, raghead, spick, wap.

The 70s/early 80s were a time when there was a slightly uncomfortable coming together of people who were different, which included laughing at these types of things.

That kind of stuff gets a bit hard wired and while you can change with the times you tend ot default to that which you did a lot when you were younger.

EVERYONE has their faults, their foibles, the things they say or do that are not ideal at times.

Side note - Our family dog is incredible, a complete joy and my daytime companion while working at home, and I am the primary person who walks and takes care of her.

She also is an idiot at times, and I have called her such and worse.