Within ten minutes of my post I received some emails from the loved ones of the retarded and I saw that my piece was hurtful. Therefore, I removed the post right after receiving the first 2 emails.
I don't know maybe it's just me but an apology for making fun of a mentally handicapped infant which includes the phrase "the retarted [sic]" doesn't strike me as much of an apology at all.
UPDATE: Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was on this earlier,
ah, the "offensive stuff written ironically so it's not offensive any more" defense, eh?
and we are aghast that nelson would actually write that some "loved ones of the retarded" sent emails.
it's rather like saying, "i heard from some jungle bunnies, and they were upset. i apologize."
look, folks, we know the left has had an amazing amount of good luck lately, w/ensign, sanford, and palin's troubles, not to mention franken getting seated, but that's no excuse to be rude. nothing is less appealing than an ungracious winner.
firstly, as someone related to a differently-abled american, skippy is incensed that the perjorative "retarded" is being used in a top blog like huffpo.
but secondly, if the idiot who used the offensive word continues to use it in his apology, he obviously hasn't learned a damned thing about human beings.
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