was ill this week and read IK's book 'how do you want me?' which is about 4/5 years old. i was shocked that she used the words 'spaz', 'spasticated' and 'retarded' to describe various characters.
since she wrote this book she has had a daughter who has some kind of syndrome that means she has/will have special needs - she wrote about it a bit in her ST column this week, and one of her daughter's main problems is with her palate and the way she communicates.
given her current circumstances, do you think she regrets using such crass and offensive language in her book now, or should she stand by her decision to write what she likes?