[ItsAlive75]

I work with a lot of people with mental disabilities, I actually manage 3 of them. I've been around people with disabilities my whole life, whether it be in school or at work, but these are three of the nicest guys I've ever met. And I don't mean that in a bullshit way because they're "special", I mean because they've all accepted their handicap to the point where they actually make fun of it themselves.

It's refreshing (and hilarious) to come into work every day and see these guys just rip on each other for their disabilities. They'll call each other "retard" and they'll all laugh, like how kids call each other "fag" or "dumbass". They've obviously gone through enough teasing and ostracizing in their lives that the word's negativity is just gone.

I know that's not the case for everyone with a physical or mental handicap, but I felt that would (and has been) covered pretty well. I just think it's a good sign that a person's genuine when their handicap isn't even a bother. Not to sound like an ass, but it makes it a whole lot easier for me to "watch my words" when a mentally handicapped person's calling himself a retard.