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Originally Posted by rogerdraig
i still think that the insulting thing is that people assume a learning difficulty means a low IQ not the comparison of 60 IQ to a vegatable
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Roger I agree, there are different tests that can be taken and someone with learning disabilities would not be disadvantaged when taking such tests and many such children/young people have been shown to have higher than average IQs.
However some forms of IQ testing are sometimes used to established the level of Learning Disability and to establish what avenues could be used to help with some lower results being used to help diagnosis and plan treatments/training regimes.
Calling anyone a carrot may sound amusing, silly, or just 'off the cuff' insensitive but it is still an insult.
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Originally Posted by Sparkle
What if I were to say "I've often found the word "dog" offensive to dogs. The proper term is "canine". "
"My mutt doesn't get offended when called a dog, as he's just a mutt so I get offended and complain on his behalf."
If a person of a 60 IQ doesn't get offended from a remark, I really don't see why anyone else should complain on their behalf, especially from a so-called "off-the-cuff" remark that wasn't intended to cause offense.
I think we have an awful lot of people in this country who just look for any excuse to get offended about something.
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Sparkle a dog is a dog it is also canine. A human being can be male or female but is never a carrot. I am surprised that you can't see the difference. Just because you don't intend to cause offense by your post doesn't mean that you are not guilty of doing so.