Cannot process this much stupid.

I was trying to explain to a friend at the PX mall (a fellow concessionaire, she makes bows and jewelry) that "retarded" is an offensive word and rude now matter what one means when one says it, and she said (I'm paraphrasing but the gist and the tone are accurate), "well that's just what I believe, you know? What if I said I was offended by you being an atheist?"

Okay, rude

Well, rude-er.

And a really bad analogy. Being offended by the deliberate use of offensive language vs. the mere fact of one's lack of belief in a conscious higher power? APPLES AND ORANGES.

What the candy coated fuck.

(But I'll wind up making nice tomorrow because there will be days when I need a ride home from her. Dammit. Besides, I'm trying to be less passive-aggressive. Not sure how I'm doing.)