Jaguar wrote:

It was a fairly interesting article, but I'm not happy with the way you said "autistic". I might be overreacting a bit, but not all autistic people are crazy-ass retards; there are several people on the spectrum that are high-functioning (or, in other words, smart). If you want to make fun of Yo Noid's nonsensical ending, just use the word "retarded" like everyone else. It is insanely more accurate, and less offensive to boot. On another note, I had no idea the TMNT game had such a retarded ending. What the hell was Konami smoking when this game was being made?

I think you couldn't be more wrong about retarded somehow being less offensive than autistic. I think autistic was accurately used, albeit mildly politically incorrect, but calling something retarded is as ignorant as calling something gay. Autistic is a general term for anything that is stunted in some manner, for the record. I don't need to make a big deal out of it, but if you don't think retarded is a word to take seriously than you must not be close to anyone who is mentally retarded.

As a postscript, I don't mind when people use ignorant terms when real descriptors are a viable possibility; it just sets a general tone about a person's personality and
general knowledge.

Edit: This isn't a thinly veiled dig at anyone in this site, especially not Syd and his articles.