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to wonder why it's still considered ok to use terms that are offensive to disabled people?

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wannaBe · 24/04/2008 14:18

because imo it isn't.

someone used the word "mong" on a thread today, and although they were pulled up by a couple of posters, that's it.

if it was a racist term it wouldn't be tolerated. so why any other offensive term? why?

And why do people still feel the need to use these terms?

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AbbyMumsnet · 26/04/2008 20:03

I haven't been in the office since Wednesday so I'm not completely up to date with all this but, as I understand it, the post was originally left because one of the team felt that the subsequent debate (as to why such a comment is unacceptable) would go a long way to educating the Mumsnet community. I think she felt that deleting the OP would render the thread nonsensical and, consequently, any subsequent educational element would be lost. That said, I think I remember a general email from either Justine or Carrie saying the post should go - and I agree. So just to make it perfectly clear - no, we really, really don't think it's an acceptable term, and any decision to leave the post was done with a good motive - but, in hindsight, maybe we should have deleted it when it was first reported.

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AbbyMumsnet · 26/04/2008 20:12

Is it still out there? If you report it I will delete it.

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