Not long ago, jw.org claimed that those against the GB are mentally retarded.
Today I found this background article:
https://medium.com/s/story/the-rise-and-fall-of-mentally-retarded-e3b9eea23018
It's something!
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Mentally Retarded
by Gorbatchov 6 Replies latest jw friends
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_Morpheus
I recall them saying “mentally diseased”. Not exactly the same thing but not any better, if you ask me.
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steve2
Morpheus is correct: JW organization calked apostates “mentally diseased”. But the OP draws attention to a valid point: Names that have been created to move away from insulting labels themselves eventually become insulting. Retarded was once a respected,well-defined adjective to describe a specified level of intellectual functioning. If intellectual functioning falls lower than the 70 - 75 band, it meets criteria for retardation. Nowadays the adjective (and noun,retard) are avoided because of highly negative connotations).
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Alex Bogdanov
That was a good article for me. Interesting to read how English language is changing
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eyeuse2badub
The only time that I felt that I was "mentally retarded" and/or "mentally diseased" was when I was truly a 'faithful jw'.
One really has to check their sane /rational mind at the door to fully swallow the sh*t the wtbts teaches. The image of Lett's face when he is saying "mentally diseased" is the irony!
just saying!
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Vanderhoven7
Then: “Morons” were the most intelligent — they had IQs between 50 and 70. “Imbeciles” with IQs between 25 and 50 were the second level. Those below 25 would remain “idiots.”
Today:, Mentally Challenged, Cognitively Challenged or Intellectually Challenged are considered acceptable.
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steve2
In professional reports, nouns to describe the individual are avoided. Instead the individual is described as having a cognitive impairment that falls within a specified intellectual “quotient” range.