In the article below, McGinley talks about how these words hurt and likens it to bullies threatening those who cannot defend themselves. How does this notion contribute to some groups *wanting* to take these words back, or use them, or discuss them?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-c-mcginley/r-word_b_456316.html
"Make no mistake about it: words do hurt! And when we pepper our speech with "retard" and "retarded," we are spreading hurt. So stop it. Stop saying "retard" and "retarded." There is no acceptable occasion to lace our dialogue with words like "nigger," or "kike" or "faggot" or "cunt.""
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