What do you think about a person who makes disparaging remarks about a mentally disabled person?

Question

this person answered my question like 2 years back and it said this:

"To be very honest with you I have snickered and probably have said something mean before and I'm not proud of it. Its wrong. They are human beings and everyone has feelings and people need to respect one another."

i don't believe what she said in this. she's nothing but a retard insulter and a disabled picker. and she's also said that "they are human beings and have feelings and should be respected" she don't really think that. it's just a bunch of bs

Answer 1

I would say there seems to be an obvious sign of someone who is mentally disturbed and lacks compassion, understanding and tolerance.

Answer 2

It depends whether or not it's done in a humiliating manner toward a disabled person. I think we've all made disparaging remarks about people who seem different than us, especially as youths, but to do it directly to a disabled person's face would require extreme ignorance, a sadistic personality, or some other psychological imbalance (in which case it would simply be a projection of the perpetrator's own disability.) I'm not condoning making fun of disabled people as I certainly wouldn't do it now as an adult, but I think the answer that person gave you was honest. Do you actually believe that any human being is capable of angelic behaviour? Come on...



Oh, and these pretentious Christians are a bunch of hypocrites.

Answer 3

Most people have said or had a passing thought about a mentally disabled person, whether it is good or bad. I don't think I would negatively judge a person who make one bad remark, but someone who attacks someone with any kind of disability is usually a bad person to everyone. I don't think the person who posted that was a "retard insulter" because no one can have perfect, impure thoughts all the time. It's normal and natural to think, even if it's not meant negatively, that some things are different about people.

Answer 4

I am a little bit confused. You singled out this girl for having such a foolish attitude towards the mentally disabled- but then, in your third sentence (not including the quote), you said "retard insulter." ? This causes confusion in me. The term "retard" is also a disparaging term. You were aware of this, correct?



This individual of whom you speak may be a troll. She may be just a big jokester. Or she may have been confessing the truth, in which case she is transparently immature. I mean, this girl has some issues. Laughing at the mentally disabled? That is pretty screwed up. Where is the sense of compassion and tolerance? If she really meant what she said, it pisses me off.



I take this personally, because I have a mental disability, myself. Perhaps it doesn't make itself too apparent in my writing, but you should never assume negative things about people. I have a high I.Q., but I have severe obsessive/compulsive disorder, and it does indeed affect my functionality. It is not a joke. It is not something to be laughed at. We should never laugh at people who may have disabilities- ESPECIALLY when they are disabled, for whatever reason, due to no fault of their own.



I am in college to become a teacher. In one of my classes, there is this young lady there who is wheelchair bound. I do feel compassion for her, but I just remain respectful towards her, and treat her just as I would anyone else. I am respectful towards her. I don't feel "sorry" for her- I just have compassion for her plight. She is not beneath me just because she is in a wheelchair. The fact that she is "disabled" is just one characteristic about her. Do people give her time in order to get to know the real person? She has struck me as very, very intelligent, very sharp, very dedicated, very hard working, and very polite and friendly. She is a sweetheart. And I hope she succeeds to become a teacher one day.



Ignorance always makes me angry. People should not mock the disabled, whether the disability is mental, physical, etc. We are all God's children. Let's love and respect one another, and shelve the immaturity. Yes, we are all different. GET OVER IT. Show some compassion. (I speak to the general population, this is not directed directly towards you, young lady- the person who asked the question)



Let's choose the high road, and be understanding towards our fellow human beings.

Answer 5

I think people who are cruel and insensitive toward the mentally challenged are unintelligent, heartless and souless, who were either not taught to respect those that are different or just don't care, which makes them worse. They are in the same awful category as those who hurt innocent animals and children. The mentally challenged have dignity too, are more aware than you think, and people should not treat them in an unkind manner. They have feelings just like you!

Answer 6

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