blazed said:
Jeez who pissed in your cornflakes?
Definitions of
Spaz on the Web:
The word spastic is used differently depending on location which has led to some controversy and misunderstanding.
The term generally originates from spasticity, a medical condition characterised by hypertonia, or a high degree of muscle tightness. ...
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The word spastic is used differently depending on location which has led to some controversy and misunderstanding. Derived via Latin from the Greek spastikos ("drawing in" or "tugging"), the word originally referred to the sudden muscle contractions characteristic of the medical condition spasticity, which underlies spastic diplegia and many other forms of cerebral palsy. But the word in common speech can also be used in a pejorative context. The level of severity depends on whether one understands it as it is used in the United States or the United Kingdom [1].
In the UK it can be considered an offensive way to refer to the disabled[2], while in the US it is more closely associated with hyperactivity or clumsiness and carries few offensive connotations. In India the word spastic is used without negative connotations, with The Spastics Society of India being India’s most noted non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO), working for neuro-muscular and developmental disabilities.
Selective editing on your part.
Above the opening description in full.
As I said "Must be the worst choice of forum title seen to date."
