My sister-in-law has started dating a mildly retarded man. This strikes me as very, very wrong. Am I a bigot, or is this a well-founded concern? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 11, 2009 - 58 answers

Posting for a friend: What are the best newsgroups and discussion boards for the families and caretakers of profoundly learning disabled (also known as profoundly retarded) people? [more inside]
posted by By The Grace of God on Mar 30, 2006 - 2 answers

Where can I learn more about the history of society's treatment of people with mental retardation? [more inside]
posted by toftflin on Feb 25, 2006 - 13 answers

Are there incidents of mental retardation in the animal kingdom? If so, how does it manifest itself?
posted by ubueditor on Jan 24, 2006 - 20 answers

My wife and I are both 59, hoping to retire at 62 if I don't get laid off before then. We live in the L.A. area which really isn't as bad as we'd feared -- then again, we're not into the studio/entertainment industry, so we tend to run across "regular" people. But the housing costs are going to kill us when we retire ("half the income, twice the spouse") so we want to cash out our equity and move....... but where? She's into crafts, I'm into music (bluegrass, play banjo). We're not afraid of the cold, or at least weren't 10 years ago when we moved from Cincinnati. Basically we want to buy a house for cash, be comfortable financially and otherwise and do something interesting and rewarding until we croak. Beats us, hope it doesn't stump the MetaFilter posse. /john [more inside]
posted by banjomensch on Jul 22, 2005 - 38 answers

Stupid apostrophe's (see?). Help me not look like an idiot. [more inside]
posted by cedar on Jun 24, 2005 - 41 answers