Going to school at Troy High is amazing. There are so many classes to choose from, great teachers, and above all, we rank extremely high in terms of college readiness. Our school also has an excellent graduation rate. Despite all this, we still are insensitive enough to call each other retards? To start off with, this word is politically incorrect and extremely derogatory. It is offensive to anyone with a mental disability and should never be used. Crystal, from Stanford CA says that using the word implicates "that the only characteristic of mentally handicapped individuals is their stupidity" (R Word|Spread the Word to End the Word). What she is saying is very accurate to what I have seen. Many people who see someone they know make some sort of mistake will instantly resort to calling them the R word. Why do we have to use this word? You could say something else to them. Better yet, you could just be nice and accept that everyone makes mistakes. Okay, I know what some ...