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Dear HHF, It’s important to remember that times change, and that your MIL using the term ‘retarded’ was just showing her age, not using it as a pejorative slur. It isn't.

Regarding the N word, I am shocked to find that ‘modern’ trendies object strongly to ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ - with ‘Uncle Tomism’ a well known insult. In fact:
1) It’s a wonderful book. I am proud to own it.
2) It was a major cause of the US Civil War and the emancipation of Ns.
3) It was common practice at the time to copy speech in spite of the assault on normal spelling. I find Kipling’s ‘Irish’ soldiers hard going and approaching unreadable.

Unless you only want to read 'new' books and talk to people who are up with the newest trends, it's good to have a sense of history.
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