PTA representative Kandage, Sheila and others in “Unfinished Business”

Okay, listen up. Some of you have inquired about our petition. We have demanded that Lincoln Grove high school offer programs for special students to help them fit in with their classmates. [Applause]

Sheila

Aren't you glad we came?

Karen

Yeah.

Great, also concerning the "R" word, we have demanded a school policy forbidding students and faculty from using that word.

Retard.

Excuse me.

Retard. You can't even say it. So how do we talk about it?

We all know your opinion on this, Jeremy. But right now I'm the one speaking.

Brothers and sisters, words only have power if we give them power. We must take back the word "retard." Make it ours.

Sweetheart, the rest of us find the word offensive.

I'm not your sweetheart, bitch. [All attendees gasp]

Mrs. Kandage, I know you mean well, but many of us here think it's time that we reclaim and redefine the word. And since normies don't get called "retard," they don't have a say in this. Normies do not get a say.

Sheila

What's a "normie?"

Jody

I think it's slang for non-retards.

Hey, Fabio, do you mind?

Jody

Sorry.

I don't care how it's used. I don't want anybody calling my son that word ever. It's incredibly hurtful.

Even if we did get rid of it, someone will just think up another way of saying it.

That's right. The queers took back their word. It's different.

How is it different? It's not like race issues disappear if people stop saying nigger.

[Gets up and points to father] Shut the fuck up!

I can say it, you can't.

Retards, we must ban together. The way to get respect is to take respect, and normies can help us get that message out. Raise your hand if you're with us!

Yeah.

[Starts chant] Me-tard, you-tard, retard nation. [Entire PTA meeting joins in chanting]