tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post5524617865698718045..comments2023-08-03T01:37:48.146-06:00Comments on Idaho from a Blue perspective: Special Olympics, last postUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post-35301565735874558612009-02-20T10:30:00.000-07:002009-02-20T10:30:00.000-07:00Hi there! I was just searching blogs for Special O...Hi there! I was just searching blogs for Special Olympics and found you through that. My sister has Down Syndrome and has participated ever since I can remember. Just thought since you're someone with an interest as well, I'd ask if you'd be interested in making a pledge for me in the Polar Plunge? It's a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, and I'm trying to raise as much as possible. If you'd like to, just go to https://www.specialolympicswisconsin.org/pp09/pledge.asp?ID_p=1320 and you can make it online. If not, no big deal. Just thought I'd ask! :)Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076585832522039819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post-86052965704620896192009-02-17T18:26:00.000-07:002009-02-17T18:26:00.000-07:00Yeah, we've lost another word to PC. I can see ho...Yeah, we've lost another word to PC. I can see how a word used in a hateful manner hurts, and is disfavored. However, I don't like that we are losing descriptive words. <BR/><BR/>"Mentally retarded" is accurately descriptive, but is hurtful. "Queer" used to be hurtful to gays, and became non-PC until gays embraced the word and brought it back.<BR/><BR/>The whole point of the NAACP, C standing for Colored, is to promote the interests of minorities, particular African- Americans. So it amuses me that Colored was chosen, but now it's non-PC. So we absurdly say "people of color," which is fine, but we can't say "colored people."<BR/><BR/>And as to your last point, I totally agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23319559.post-23579695833855407412009-02-17T17:50:00.000-07:002009-02-17T17:50:00.000-07:00Great vids, and nice postings. Thanks for your ser...Great vids, and nice postings. Thanks for your service. I wasn't able to help out but I was a volunteer at local events too many years ago now. Back then we were known as “huggers” rather than the more politically correct term “greeters”.<BR/><BR/>But I followed the events in the news and I'm catching up on the times. Today my 16 year old daughter, who works with special needs kids as a teacher aide, went off on me in a hormonal driven frenzy and called me a “retard”. When I retorted that “retard” was no longer politically correct she walked off in a huff. Seems being right doesn't pull much weight with women of any age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com