Politically Incorrect

I grew up in a home with a developmentally delayed, epileptic sister. One word that was absolutely taboo at our house was "retarded." It was as bad or worse than any curse word to my parents and it was not to be tolerated. Our parents taught us at an early age to have respect for all walks of life, no matter their race, religion, or physical or mental disabilities. This is why I have such a difficult time understanding people who continue to use terms that are both politically and morally incorrect. I realize that in essence the words retarded and developmentally delayed mean the same thing, a tomato is still a tomato no matter how many times you call it a blueberry. But over the course of time some morally deficient person took a perfectly good word and used it as an insulting derogatory slur. So we changed the word to lend a more favorable meaning, and disperse the negativity surrounding it. In the future though,some moron will come along and find a way to reduce today's politically correct terminology to something equally rude and offensive. Changing the term is certainly not going to change the reality of what these words imply to some people. Some idiots just like to go against the grain, whether they speak from hatred ignorance or intolerance, rocking the boat is where they are most comfortable! I am sure though, that anyone with a brain in their head can see that visually impaired and developmentally delayed sound a whole lot better than blind and stupid!