The Rude Pundit - What to Do: A Post on Gun Laws That Will Piss Off Guntards

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102. While I agree with much of this OP, "guntard" is a demeaning slur

to people with developmental disabilities.

I've spent the past week calling out pro-gun advocates for making demeaning statements about people with mental illness in general, and people with Asperger's in particular, in their efforts to deflect the discussion away from the role guns played in the horror at Newtown. Many of the comments made about Asperger's and mental illness have reflected an appalling disregard for the rights and sensibilities of people with disabilities.

I feel therefore that it would be hypocritical of me not to call out the use of a term such as "guntard" simply because I agree with the gist of the OP.

I understand the Rude Pundit specializes in being, well, rude, but there's a line that separates "rude" from "abusive" and I think the RP crosses it here.