Sentence examples for retard in from inspiring English sources

The groups had objected particularly to the repeated use of the word retard in the film and promotional materials.

Robert McRuer writes in his book Crip Theory, there is "no way of saying 'disabled' without hearing 'cripple' (or freak, or retard) in its echo".

Berns and Bennett are referring to two uses of the word "retard" in The Wolf of Wall Street, as well as a third scene where Leonardo DiCaprio's Jordan Belfort is describing his drug experience as reaching the "cerebral palsy phase".

He infamously called one of the supporters "a massive retard" in a text message and was consequently and justifiably punished by the FA as a result, being banned from all football activities for six weeks and fined £40,000.

I never cease to be amazed at the hypocrisy of famous and not so famous people who see themselves as "right on" and yet comfortably use the word retard in normal speech.

Theroux, who also wrote the script for Tropic Thunder, compared the situation to the use of the word "retard" in the Ben Stiller comedy, which he claims was also taken out of context.

They will also challenge their peers to volunteer and help raise funds for Special Olympics and pledge to stop using the R word-retard-in any context.

"It's, like, Undernourished Retards — in a beautiful way".

Speaking to Senators, she argued against the use of the word "retarded" in state legislation.

But financing-by-scandal ended for the retarded in 1975, when Gov. Hugh L. Carey signed the Willowbrook consent order.

Retarded in America, and spastic in Britain, once respectable medical words, are now unutterable in polite company.