Hello Liza,

I have enjoyed reading your posts many times. I spoke out here and on my own blog when that racist Ferguson over at FireDogLake was directing his bigotry at you. I'm saying this because, while I don't post here very much, I'm not just coming here for the first time to complain about something. I think you're a brilliant woman of color with a powerful voice. That's why this "Attack of the demotards" post caught me off guard.

I am a WOC with disabilities. Also, I have a brother who is developmentally disabled. The word "retard" goes beyond simple offensive slang. It is the ableist equivalent of using the n-word. You may not be aware of exactly how many people have been damaged by its use but I think it becomes easier to understand if you consider all of the atrocities that have been committed against millions of people with disabilities simply because they were seen as "retards".

I'm all for calling out the Democratic party and it's leaders. They're assholes. They're cowards. They're oligarchists. There are innumerable labels that can be used to describe their behavior without resorting to the use of a term that results in so much harm for people like me and the other millions of Americans with disabilities.

I know that this is your blog and you have every right to do with it as you please. However, I am asking you, please consider removing this very hurtful post. You're so witty that I am absolutely sure you can come up with an even better way of getting your point across.