Ohhh. I really feel bad about not having posted untill now.
(I refrained from posting, as it seemed a bit off-topic and didn't wish to cause further arguments....but I think what I did was just to make the situation worse...T_T)
Anyway, what I meant to say was "kichigai" is one of the terms that Japanese broadcasting companies categorize as a discriminatory term against mentally challenged people. And yet, I admit to say, sometimes, there's still a chance you might hear the word on TV without being beeped out if it's a live show or something. The broadcasting company, then, will most likely put up an apology afterwords for having unappropriate word during the show.
On the other hand, there's no laws on this actually, it's just that those companies refrain voluntarily from airing discriminatory terms.
Reference to Wikipedia(in Japanese only) :
Kichigai,
窶｢ﾃｺ窶倪?披?ｹﾃ滅ｽ~窶廃ﾅ津ｪ,
窶｢\ﾅ陳ｻ窶堙固ｽﾂｩﾅｽﾃ･窶ｹKﾂ青ｧ
Please be noted that I posted those links for your reference only and I'd never mean, nor wish, to build up further discussion on this topic. ^^;
Anyway, I do understand both what Elizabeth and Hachiro mentioned, they are both right. It may be presumptuous of me to say this, but Elizabeth, I thank you for having spoken for me earlier. I really appreciated it.
And Hachiro, I should've said more clearly when I first posted on this thread. I'm sorry. I'll try to be more careful on my writings.
Thank you for your understanding and consideration.
Q
