(06-04-2015, 09:16 AM)Vlad-Stupid Wrote: Whilst I agree it's an offensive word, i don't think it's been used in relation to downs in the last 20-30 odd years. Before that it was a disparaging term for Asians and I doubt its been used in that capacity for generations either. I can see why people from an older generation would find it offensive but I bet if you asked the majority of people under 20 where it came from they couldn't tell you.ÂYe it's not as if we're posting pictures of people with down syndrome and saying each other looks like them