Talking Points Memo suggested Tuesday afternoon that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had used the word “retarded” as a slur, even though the 2016 Republican presidential candidate used it differently.
“We should not have a multicultural society. When you create pockets of isolation, and in some cases, the assimilation process has been retarded, it’s wrong. It limits people’s aspirations,” Bush said, obviously not meaning for the term to be taken as a slur against the disabled.
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