Google on "special people"

Computer algorithms are fun! Well, 99% of the time, they're really boring and miserable to work with and will do awful things to you behind your back. But in this rare instance, the Google algorithm has cracked a joke in poor taste about the mentally challenged -- or retards, as Google suggested. So what were the reactions like?

tykwondingo commends

Spot on - Google's a genius.

Ryan166 says

Dugg for the retarded midget pretending he knows how to ride a bike.

Spencerperceval asks

Hey, whats my picture doing there

HighLife1990 says

My favorite part's that Tom Cruse is the 3rd image :).

BoneStamp reminisces

I actually don't think there is anything wrong with this. I know it's not polite to call people this, but it is technically correct. In fact, I got in trouble for using the word "retarded" in a meeting once. I said "the data flow was being retarded by the router", which is a totally acceptable use of the word. Later, my co-worker was like, "that's offensive to people who are mentally challenged." I was like, "Retard means 'a slowing down or hindrance'... kind of like retarder brakes in a semi-truck. That's why they call mentally challenged people retarded, because their thinking is retarded (slowed down) by something in their brain." I called her retard for the rest of the day and she got really pissed!

chicoer2001 replies

Good thing you didnt use the word niggardly